Obturator Hernia: An Unexpected Cause of Small Bowel Obstruction
Likhasit Sanglutong, MD1, Somchai Insiripong, MD2
Affiliation : 1 Department of Medicine, Thammasat University Hospital, Pathumthani, Thailand 2 Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
Obturator hernia is a rare hernia and mostly found in elderly emaciated women. Patients are mostly presented as
abdominal pain from small bowel obstruction. Herein, we reported one case of obturator hernia in a patient who presented with
dyspnea instead of abdominal pain.
DOI: 10.35755/jmedassocthai.2020.S08.12157
Keywords : Dyspnea, Obturator hernia, Small bowel obstruction
