Summary
Obturator hernias comprise a rare group of abdominal hernias. They are often diagnosed when the small bowel has become obstructed and the patients are operated on without the causes of the obstruction being known. Although many techniques for closure of the defect are available, there is no agreement at the present time as to which is the procedure of choice.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Arnaud JP, Simon P, Ollier JC (1980) Cure de hernie obturatrice par oblitération du canal obturateur au moyen d'un treillis prothétique. J Chir 117:245–246
Barbin JY, Barbin JG, Collin G (1986) Le piège des hernies obturatrices. Quelques réflexions à propos d'un cas. Chirurgie 112:610–615
Bitker MP (1963) Une hernie obturatrice de la vessie. J. Urol 69:266–270.
Bjork KJ, Mucha PJ, Cahil DR (1988) Obturator hernia. Surg Gynecol Obstet 167:217–222
Carps S, Manescu I, Olteanu C (1968) Considérations sur la hernie obturatrice étranglée. Lyon Chir 64:72–78
Gray SW, Skandalakis JE, Soria RE (1974) Strangulated obturator hernia. Surgery 75:20–27
Grumillier P, Paquis M, Chalnot P (1975) La hernie obturatrice étranglée (à propos de 6 observations). Ann Chir Nancy 14:603–608
Guivarc'h M, Houssin D (1970) Occlusions aiguës du grêle de l'adulte. Encycl Méd Chir, Paris. Techniques Chirurgicales Appareil Digestif 40430
Howship J (1840) Pratical remarks on the discrimination and appareances of surgical disease. John Churchil, London
Ijiri R, Kanamaru H, Yokoyama H, Shirakawa M, Hashimoto H, Yoshino G (1996) Obturator hernia: the usefulness of computed tomography in diagnosis. Surgery 119:137–140
Lo CY, Lorentz G, Lau PW (1994) Obturator hernia presenting as small bowell obstruction. Am J Surg 147:396–398
Lortat-Jacob JL, Roy B (1945) Traitement des hernies obturatrices étranglées avec fermeture de l'orifice par lambeau aponévrotique pédiculé. Rev Chir Paris 64:29–39
Martin C, Welch TP (1974) Obturator hernia. Br J Surg 61:547–548
Mercader VP, Fein DA, Gembala-Parson RB (1995) CT of obturator hernia. J Comput Assist Tomogr 19:330–332
Régent D, Schmutz G, Génin G (1994) Imagerie du tube digestif et du péritoine. Urgences médicales. Masson, Paris
Rogers FA (1960) Strangulated obturator hernia. Surgery 48:394–403
Rouvière H (1979) Anatomie humaine descriptive topographique et fonctionnelle, Masson, Paris
Skandalakis LJ, Panagiotis N, Skandalakis SW, et al. (1995) In: Nyhus LM, Condon RE (eds) Hernia, 4th edn. Lippincott, Philadelphia, p 425
Stoppa R (1997) In: Chevrel JP (ed) Surgery of the abdominal wall. Springer Verlag, Paris, in press.
Tchupetowski S (1995) Bilateral obturator hernia: a new technique and a new prosthetic material for repair. Surgery 118:109–112
Yip AW, Ahchong AK, Lam KH (1993), Obturator hernia: a continuing diagnostic challenge. Surgery 113:266–269
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Marchal, F., Parent, S., Tortuyaux, J.M. et al. Obturator hernias — Report of seven cases. Hernia 1, 23–26 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02426383
Received:
Accepted:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02426383