Delayed diagnosis, frequent complications leads to significant mortality. Use of computerised tomography in diagnosis and early repair either suture based or mesh placement depending on circumstances is associated with good outcome.

LITTLE OLD LADY’S HERNIA SURGEONS CHALLENGE

Poonam Tanwar¹, Amit Jaiswal¹, Pritviraj S K¹, Jaikaran Ruhil², Rajesh Godara²

1) Department of Radiodiagnosis, PGIMS Rohtak, Haryana, India.

2) Department of Surgery, PGIMS Rohtak, Haryana, India.

Disclosure: The author has declared no conflicts of interest.

Received: 04.03.16 Accepted: 19.03.16

Citation: 10.5455/ijsm.obturatorhernia

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