Emergency laparoscopic repair of an incarcerated obturator hernia, a case report.

ABSTRACT: Obturator hernias are rare hernias with high morbidity and mortality if not diagnosed and treated promptly. Various minimally invasive techniques have been reported in literature. Here we describe a novel technique of repairing an obturator hernia complicated by small bowel incarceration and obstruction, via a laparoscopic trans-abdominal approach.

SUBMITTER: Yee FZY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7334541 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature