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Obturator hernia historical perspective
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Historical Perspective
Historical Perspective
Discovery
- The Obturator hernia was first described by Pierre Roland Arnaud de Ronsil, at the Royal Academy of sciences in 1724.
- First successful operation was performed by Obre in 1851.
- It is a rare condition and by 1980 only 541 cases have been reported in the literature.[1]
- Howship-Romberg sign is named for John Howship and Mortiz Heinrich Romberg.[2]
- In 1980, John G Hannington-Kiff described Hannington-Kiff sign.[3].
Landmark Events in the Development of Treatment Strategies
Impact on Cultural History
Famous Cases
The following are a few famous cases of [disease name]:
References
References
- ↑ Ho YH, Goh HS (1991). “Obstructed obturator hernia in 90 year olds–a management dilemma”. Ann Acad Med Singapore. 20 (3): 410–1. PMID 1929191.
- ↑ J. Howship. Practical Remarks on the Discrimination and Appearance of Surgical Disease. London, Churchill, 1840.
- ↑ name=”pmid6101635″>Hannington-Kiff JG (1980). “Absent thigh adductor reflex in obturator hernia”. Lancet. 1 (8161): 180. PMID 6101635.