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Obturator hernia pathophysiology
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Pathophysiology
Pathophysiology
- Obturator foramen is a large, obliquely oriented opening, located at the anterior aspect of both sides of pelvis, bounded by parts of ischium and pubis.
- This hernia passes through the obturator foramen, following the path of the obturator nerve and blood vessels.
- Hernia passes through the following layers
- Obturator internus muscle fibres
- Obturator membrane
- Obturator externus muscle fibres
- Obturator hernias are more common on the right, presumably due to sigmoid colon on the left.
- Contents of the Hernial sac in Obturator hernia[1][2]
- Ileum – most common
- appendix
- Omentum
- Peritoneum
Reference
Reference
- ↑ name=”pmid22977378″>Sze Li S, Kenneth Kher Ti V (2012). “Two different surgical approaches for strangulated obturator hernias”. Malays J Med Sci. 19 (1): 69–72. PMC 3436498. PMID 22977378.
- ↑ name=”pmid23973903″>Hodgins N, Cieplucha K, Conneally P, Ghareeb E (2013). “Obturator hernia: A case report and review of the literature”. Int J Surg Case Rep. 4 (10): 889–92. doi:10.1016/j.ijscr.2013.07.012. PMC 3785927. PMID 23973903.
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