T. Yokoyama et al., LAPAROSCOPIC MESH REPAIR OF A REDUCIBLE OBTURATOR HERNIA USING AN EXTRAPERITONEAL APPROACH, Surgical laparoscopy & endoscopy, 8(1), 1998, pp. 78-80
We present a case of an 84-year-old woman with nonstrangulated, reduci
ble obturator hernia treated with laparoscopic total extraperitoneal p
rosthetic hernia repair. Preoperative diagnosis was made based on the
clinical findings. The patient's postoperative recovery has been uneve
ntful, without complications. When a nonstrangulated obturator hernia
is diagnosed preoperatively, this procedure is likely to be successful
.