Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Obturator hernias are the rarest of all abdominal wall hernias. Multiparous women with a low body mass index (BMI) are at increased risk, and therefore, these hernias are sometimes referred to as "little old lady hernias." They occur more frequently on the right side than on the left, due to the sigmoid colon protecting the left obturator canal. These hernias are repaired through surgical intervention to prevent complications. In this case report, a thin, elderly, multiparous female patient presented with signs and symptoms of bowel obstruction. Imaging revealed a left-sided obturator hernia, which was repaired laparoscopically with a mesh. Two years later, she returned with similar symptoms, and imaging again revealed an obturator hernia, but this time in the right obturator canal. The hernia was also repaired laparoscopically with a mesh, and the patient experienced no postoperative complications during follow-up.
Source: Cureus
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.78439
Authors: Daniel R Baka, Smeet Madhani, Gregory Withers, Gus Koch, Leon Clarke
Language: English
Topic: Hernia repair and management
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4407096563