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Obturator hernia epidemiology and demographics
Introduction
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Overview
Overview
Epidemiology
Epidemiology
Age
- Most common in older women.
- Commonly called as ‘Little old lady’s hernia’.[1]
Gender
- More common in females due to[2]
- wider pelvis
- more triangular obturator canal opening
- greater transverse diameter.
- Usually occurs in elderly and multiparous women.
Other
- 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.
Reference
Reference
- ↑ Blach O, Ghosh A (2014). “‘Little old lady’s hernia’ causing small bowel obstruction in a man: a case report with a review of literature on the pathophysiology of obturator hernias”. BMJ Case Rep. 2014. doi:10.1136/bcr-2014-206574. PMC 4244346. PMID 25391824.
- ↑ Kulkarni SR, Punamiya AR, Naniwadekar RG, Janugade HB, Chotai TD, Vimal Singh T; et al. (2013). “Obturator hernia: A diagnostic challenge”. Int J Surg Case Rep. 4 (7): 606–8. doi:10.1016/j.ijscr.2013.02.023. PMC 3679423. PMID 23708307.
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