Obturator hernia epidemiology and demographics

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• Most common in older women.
• Commonly called as ‘Little old lady’s hernia’.^[1]

• More common in females due to^[2]
  • wider pelvis
  • more triangular obturator canal opening
  • greater transverse diameter.
• Usually occurs in elderly and multiparous women.

• Obturator hernia can also be seen in conditions with chronically raised intra abdominal pressure like ascites, COPD, chronic cough.
• Can be seen in pregnant women due to relaxation of pelvic peritoneum, and a wider and more horizontal obturator canal.