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Small bowel obstruction secondary to obturator hernia in an elderly female

Obturator hernia is an extremely rare type of pelvic hernia with relatively high mortality and morbidity due to delayed diagnosis. Most cases present with acute intestinal obstruction and typically affect elderly, emaciated females. A high index of suspicion is required for early diagnosis and timel...

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Autores principales: Devarakonda, Aneela, Gupta-Kaistha, Aarav, Kulkarni, Nikhil
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7601997/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33154808
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjaa413