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Obturator Hernia: Laparoscopic Diagnosis and Repair
OBJECTIVE: Review of international literature reveals eight reported cases of laparoscopic obturator hernia repair. Non-specific signs and symptoms make the diagnosis of an obturator hernia difficult. Laparoscopic intervention provides a minimally invasive method to simultaneously diagnose and repai...
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Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
1998
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3015277/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9876738 |
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author | Haith, Linwood R. Simeone, Mark R. Reilly, Kathleen J. Patton, Mary Lou Moss, Brian E. Shotwell, Barbara A. |
author_facet | Haith, Linwood R. Simeone, Mark R. Reilly, Kathleen J. Patton, Mary Lou Moss, Brian E. Shotwell, Barbara A. |
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description | OBJECTIVE: Review of international literature reveals eight reported cases of laparoscopic obturator hernia repair. Non-specific signs and symptoms make the diagnosis of an obturator hernia difficult. Laparoscopic intervention provides a minimally invasive method to simultaneously diagnose and repair these hernias. METHODS AND PROCEDURES: A 35 year old woman presented with lower abdominal pain, vaginal bleeding, and dyspareunia. During gynecological diagnostic laparoscopy, a pelvic floor hernia was suspected, and a general surgical evaluation was sought. At a subsequent laparoscopy, the diagnosis of a left direct inguinal and a right obturator hernia was made. Both were repaired laparoscopically with polypropylene mesh. RESULTS: At follow-up at one and six weeks postoperatively, the patient's complaints of pain had completely resolved. CONCLUSION: The diagnosis of obturator hernia is problematic. The usual presenting signs and symptoms are non-specific. Without conclusive historical or physical findings, laparoscopy is an excellent method for diagnosing obturator hernia. This entity, once diagnosed laparoscopically, can be repaired simultaneously via laparoscopic mesh technique. |
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spelling | pubmed-30152772011-02-17 Obturator Hernia: Laparoscopic Diagnosis and Repair Haith, Linwood R. Simeone, Mark R. Reilly, Kathleen J. Patton, Mary Lou Moss, Brian E. Shotwell, Barbara A. JSLS Case Reports OBJECTIVE: Review of international literature reveals eight reported cases of laparoscopic obturator hernia repair. Non-specific signs and symptoms make the diagnosis of an obturator hernia difficult. Laparoscopic intervention provides a minimally invasive method to simultaneously diagnose and repair these hernias. METHODS AND PROCEDURES: A 35 year old woman presented with lower abdominal pain, vaginal bleeding, and dyspareunia. During gynecological diagnostic laparoscopy, a pelvic floor hernia was suspected, and a general surgical evaluation was sought. At a subsequent laparoscopy, the diagnosis of a left direct inguinal and a right obturator hernia was made. Both were repaired laparoscopically with polypropylene mesh. RESULTS: At follow-up at one and six weeks postoperatively, the patient's complaints of pain had completely resolved. CONCLUSION: The diagnosis of obturator hernia is problematic. The usual presenting signs and symptoms are non-specific. Without conclusive historical or physical findings, laparoscopy is an excellent method for diagnosing obturator hernia. This entity, once diagnosed laparoscopically, can be repaired simultaneously via laparoscopic mesh technique. Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 1998 /pmc/articles/PMC3015277/ /pubmed/9876738 Text en © 1998 by the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/), which permits for noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not altered in any way. |
spellingShingle | Case Reports Haith, Linwood R. Simeone, Mark R. Reilly, Kathleen J. Patton, Mary Lou Moss, Brian E. Shotwell, Barbara A. Obturator Hernia: Laparoscopic Diagnosis and Repair |
title | Obturator Hernia: Laparoscopic Diagnosis and Repair |
title_full | Obturator Hernia: Laparoscopic Diagnosis and Repair |
title_fullStr | Obturator Hernia: Laparoscopic Diagnosis and Repair |
title_full_unstemmed | Obturator Hernia: Laparoscopic Diagnosis and Repair |
title_short | Obturator Hernia: Laparoscopic Diagnosis and Repair |
title_sort | obturator hernia: laparoscopic diagnosis and repair |
topic | Case Reports |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3015277/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9876738 |
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