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ASIAN JOURNAL OF ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY
Volume 8, Issue 1, Pages 83-86Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/ases.12132
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Obturator hernia; single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS); totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair (TEP)
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An 83-year-old woman who complained of right lower limb discomfort was diagnosed with a right obturator hernia by CT scan. On examination, she had a soft and flat abdomen without signs of peritoneal irritation. The Howship-Romberg sign was present. She had a history of vasospastic angina and paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, and took aspirin and dipyridamole until she was admitted to the hospital. Exploratory laparoscopy identified a spontaneously reduced small bowel from the right obturator canal, but there were no signs of ischemic and necrotic bowel. The patient underwent SILS for totally extraperitoneal obturator hernia repair without a dissection balloon. The patient recovered without perioperative complications such as hemorrhage and thrombotic episodes. She remains well, and CT scans showed no signs of obturator hernia recurrence at the 7-month follow-up.
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