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Obturator hernia is a rare cause of bowel obstruction. Occurring primarily in elderly women, it has a high incidence of incarceration and a high mortality rate. This report describes the successful laparoscopic reduction and repair of an incarcerated obturator hernia. Using open laparoroscopy, an incarcerated obturator hernia was diagnosed intraoperatively. After laparoscopic reduction, a transabdominal preperitoneal repair was completed using polypropylene mesh. The patient recovered uneventfully with no recurrence at 6 months. Laparoscopic techniques have been successfully applied to diagnose, reduce, and repair an incarcerated obturator hernia.
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Bryant, T.L., Umstot, R.K. Laparoscopic repair of an incarcerated obturator hernia. Surg Endosc 10, 437–438 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00191635
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00191635