Obturator hernia: a new technique for repair
Lobo, D.N.; Clarke, D.J.; Barlow, A.P.
Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh 43(1): 33-34
1998
ISSN/ISBN: 0035-8835 PMID: 9560505 Document Number: 497158
An obturator hernia is exceedingly rare and the diagnosis is usually made at laparotomy for small bowel obstruction. Several methods of dealing with the hernial defect have been described. Two cases of obturator hernias in nonagenarians are reported and a new, simple and effective method of repairing the hernia by suturing a polypropylene (Prolene) mesh to Cooper's ligament is proposed.