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BACKGROUND: Obturator hernia is a rare variety of abdominal hernia, it accounts for 0.07%-1.0% of all hernias, and occurs most often in women of advanced age and multiparous. CLINICAL CASE: A 78-year-old female was admitted to the Emergency Department due to nausea, vomiting, complaints of abdominal discomfort and obstipation for the last 7 days. Abdominal CT scan showed dilated small bowel loops and multiple air-fluid levels near to a small bowel loop obturator hernia, between external obturator and pectineus muscle. Emergency laparotomy was performed and during the surgery, loop of small intestine was revealed herniated into the obturator foramen, 130cm from the angle of Treitz. Necrosis of small intestine was found, without perforation. Resection of the 10cm affected jejunal segment was performed and a side-to-side bowel anastomosis was fashioned. Also simple suture closure of obturator foramen was performed. CONCLUSION: Obturator hernia is relatively rare. However physicians should keep it in mind and have clinical suspicion for obturator hernia as a cause of intestinal obstruction in female, elderly and multiparous patients in order to make an appropriate diagnosis and avoid bowel ischaemia.
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Hernia, Obturator/complications , Intestinal Obstruction/etiology , Intestine, Small/pathology , Abdominal Pain/etiology , Aged , Anastomosis, Surgical , Female , Hernia, Obturator/diagnostic imaging , Hernia, Obturator/surgery , Humans , Intestinal Obstruction/diagnostic imaging , Intestinal Obstruction/pathology , Intestinal Obstruction/surgery , Intestine, Small/diagnostic imaging , Intestine, Small/surgery , Laparotomy , Necrosis , Tomography, X-Ray ComputedABSTRACT
Antecedentes: La hernia de Morgagni (HM) es una anomalía rara que constituye el 2-5% de las todas las hernias diafragmáticas, siendo rara su evolución hasta la edad adulta. Caso clínico: Paciente masculino de 34 años que padece durante 3 años cuadros de mareos, diaforesis y disnea de leve a intermitente. En examen físico se ausculta hemitórax derecho hipoventilado. Se le realiza telerradiografía de tórax y tomografía axial computada (TAC), realizando diagnóstico de HM. Se repara quirúrgicamente mediante abordaje laparoscópico exitoso. Discusión: La HM corresponde a un defecto congénito de la cara anteromedial del diafragma, cuya presentación es infrecuente en el adulto. Comprende menos del 5% de las hernias diafragmáticas congénitas. Conclusión: Este reporte de caso confirma el concepto de la literatura sobre las ventajas conocidas del tratamiento laparoscópico de esta rara patología.
Background: Morgagni hernia (MH) is a rare anomaly that constitutes 2-5% of all diaphragmatic hernias, the evolution until adult life is rare. Clinical case: 34 year old patient who referred 3 years with mild effort dyspnea. During physical exploration right hemithorax was found with hypoventilated. Chest x-ray showed right diaphragmatic herniation. Computer tomography (CT) diagnosed Morgagni herniation. The patient was programmed for laparoscopic repair with double layer mesh and it was fixated with tackers. Discussion: Morgagni herniation corresponds to a genetical defect in the anteromedial diaphragm, this presentation is rare in adults. It represents 5% of congenital hernias. Conclusion: Laparoscopic repair takes much less time to operate, faster recovery time and less postsurgical pain with short hospital stay.
