Laparoscopic obturator hernia repair in an adolescent

Robert A Sorabella; Douglas N Miniati; Mary L Brandt

doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.08.046

Laparoscopic obturator hernia repair in an adolescent

J Pediatr Surg. 2005 Dec;40(12):e39-41. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.08.046.

Authors

Robert A Sorabella¹, Douglas N Miniati, Mary L Brandt

Affiliation

¹ Division of Pediatric Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.

PMID: 16338293
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.08.046

Abstract

Obturator hernia is rare and has not been described in the pediatric population. The authors describe a case in a 12-year-old girl who presented with nonspecific abdominal pain and who was treated with a laparoscopic primary hernia repair.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abdominal Pain / etiology
Child
Female
Hernia, Obturator / surgery*
Humans
Laparoscopy / methods*
Treatment Outcome