Obturator hernia history and symptoms

The hernia presents as an acute bowel obstruction with cramping abdominal pain and vomiting.

• Signs and symptoms are nonspecific making obturator hernia a diagnostic challenge.
• The hallmark clinical symptom of obturator hernia is acute intestinal obstruction.
• Abdominal pain.
• Nausea and vomiting.
• Pain in the medical aspect of thigh on internal rotation of the hip due to compression of obturator nerve called as Howship-Romberg sign.^[1]
• Absence of adductor reflex in the thigh in the presence of a positive patellar reflex called Hannington-Kiff sign is seen.^[2]