CASE OF STRANGULATED HERNIA; OPERATION FOLLOWED BY LAPAROTOMY FOR INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION

Strangulated obturator hernia - an unusual presentation of intestinal obstruction.

An 81-year-old Caucasian emaciated female presented with 3 days history of colicky abdominal pain nausea, projectile vomiting and abdominal distension. A pre-operative diagnosis of mechanical bowel obstruction was made. The absence of characteristic clinical signs in this thin elderly woman with a small bowel obstruction failed to provide a pre-operative diagnosis. She underwent a midline lapar...

Strangulated obstruction caused by a transomental hernia

We herein report a rare case of a strangulated obstruction of the small intestine caused by a transomental hernia. A 66-year-old male was brought from another hospital by ambulance due to strangulated small bowel obstruction. He had no history of surgery. He had an acute onset of abdominal pain with nausea, vomiting and abdominal distension. Other symptoms were tachycardia, low blood pressure, ...

Rapid Recovery after Operation for Strangulated Hernia

Case of Intestinal Obstruction Successfully Treated by Laparotomy

on Intestinal Obstruction in this Society, I reported five cases of laparotomy for intestinal obstruction, which were published in the November number of the Edinburgh Medical Journal. Since reporting these cases, all of which proved fatal, I have successfully operated on one patient, whose case I now beg to lay before you. The case has been written out for me by Dr Alex. Miles, who was my hous...

Strangulated Intestinal Obstruction Secondary to a Typical Obturator Hernia: A Case Report with Literature Review

Obturator hernia is a rare pelvic hernia with incidence of 1%. It's a significant cause of intestinal obstruction in emaciated elderly women. Delayed diagnosis and surgical intervention contributed to its relatively high morbidity and mortality. We present a typical case of obturator hernia with positive Howship-Romberg sign and Hannington-Kiff sign. The diagnosis was confirmed by spiral CT pre...