Left Side Obturator Hernia With Multiple Ileal Diverticula : A Rare Case Report In A 72 Year Old Female

Obturator hernia is an extremely rare type of hernia that presents with signs and symptoms of intestinal obstruction. Its early diagnosis is difficult because the signs and symptoms are non-specific. A 72-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital in the emergency ward with complaints of intermitte...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Pradeep Kumar Verma, Anil Kumar Sharma, Ashok Kumar Rajpura, Kamal Bansal, Sheetanshu Gupta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society of Surgeons of Nepal 2023-12-01
Series:Journal of Society of Surgeons of Nepal
Subjects:
Online Access:https://nepjol.info/index.php/JSSN/article/view/63631
_version_ 1827320128693338112
author Pradeep Kumar Verma
Anil Kumar Sharma
Ashok Kumar Rajpura
Kamal Bansal
Sheetanshu Gupta
author_facet Pradeep Kumar Verma
Anil Kumar Sharma
Ashok Kumar Rajpura
Kamal Bansal
Sheetanshu Gupta
author_sort Pradeep Kumar Verma
collection DOAJ
description Obturator hernia is an extremely rare type of hernia that presents with signs and symptoms of intestinal obstruction. Its early diagnosis is difficult because the signs and symptoms are non-specific. A 72-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital in the emergency ward with complaints of intermittent abdominal colicky pain, abdominal distension, and bilious vomiting from last six days. The abdomen skiagram showed an obstructed loop of the bowel in the pelvis. After initial resuscitation, an exploration of the abdomen was planned. The patient also had multiple ileal diverticula in the terminal ileum. The only treatment for the obturator hernia is surgery.  
first_indexed 2024-04-25T00:40:04Z
format Article
id doaj.art-c9fe7e4f49c845be85140bc43ba437a8
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 1815-3984
2392-4772
language English
last_indexed 2024-04-25T00:40:04Z
publishDate 2023-12-01
publisher Society of Surgeons of Nepal
record_format Article
series Journal of Society of Surgeons of Nepal
spelling doaj.art-c9fe7e4f49c845be85140bc43ba437a82024-03-12T11:45:30ZengSociety of Surgeons of NepalJournal of Society of Surgeons of Nepal1815-39842392-47722023-12-0126210.3126/jssn.v26i2.63631Left Side Obturator Hernia With Multiple Ileal Diverticula : A Rare Case Report In A 72 Year Old FemalePradeep Kumar Verma0Anil Kumar Sharma1Ashok Kumar Rajpura2Kamal Bansal3Sheetanshu Gupta4Department of General Surgery, JLN Medical College, Ajmer, Rajasthan, IndiaDepartment of General Surgery, JLN Medical College, Ajmer, Rajasthan, IndiaDepartment of General Surgery, JLN Medical College, Ajmer, Rajasthan, IndiaDepartment of General Surgery, JLN Medical College, Ajmer, Rajasthan, IndiaDepartment of General Surgery, JLN Medical College, Ajmer, Rajasthan, IndiaObturator hernia is an extremely rare type of hernia that presents with signs and symptoms of intestinal obstruction. Its early diagnosis is difficult because the signs and symptoms are non-specific. A 72-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital in the emergency ward with complaints of intermittent abdominal colicky pain, abdominal distension, and bilious vomiting from last six days. The abdomen skiagram showed an obstructed loop of the bowel in the pelvis. After initial resuscitation, an exploration of the abdomen was planned. The patient also had multiple ileal diverticula in the terminal ileum. The only treatment for the obturator hernia is surgery.   https://nepjol.info/index.php/JSSN/article/view/63631HerniaIleal diverticulaObturator
spellingShingle Pradeep Kumar Verma
Anil Kumar Sharma
Ashok Kumar Rajpura
Kamal Bansal
Sheetanshu Gupta
Left Side Obturator Hernia With Multiple Ileal Diverticula : A Rare Case Report In A 72 Year Old Female
Journal of Society of Surgeons of Nepal
Hernia
Ileal diverticula
Obturator
title Left Side Obturator Hernia With Multiple Ileal Diverticula : A Rare Case Report In A 72 Year Old Female
title_full Left Side Obturator Hernia With Multiple Ileal Diverticula : A Rare Case Report In A 72 Year Old Female
title_fullStr Left Side Obturator Hernia With Multiple Ileal Diverticula : A Rare Case Report In A 72 Year Old Female
title_full_unstemmed Left Side Obturator Hernia With Multiple Ileal Diverticula : A Rare Case Report In A 72 Year Old Female
title_short Left Side Obturator Hernia With Multiple Ileal Diverticula : A Rare Case Report In A 72 Year Old Female
title_sort left side obturator hernia with multiple ileal diverticula a rare case report in a 72 year old female
topic Hernia
Ileal diverticula
Obturator
url https://nepjol.info/index.php/JSSN/article/view/63631
work_keys_str_mv AT pradeepkumarverma leftsideobturatorherniawithmultipleilealdiverticulaararecasereportina72yearoldfemale
AT anilkumarsharma leftsideobturatorherniawithmultipleilealdiverticulaararecasereportina72yearoldfemale
AT ashokkumarrajpura leftsideobturatorherniawithmultipleilealdiverticulaararecasereportina72yearoldfemale
AT kamalbansal leftsideobturatorherniawithmultipleilealdiverticulaararecasereportina72yearoldfemale
AT sheetanshugupta leftsideobturatorherniawithmultipleilealdiverticulaararecasereportina72yearoldfemale