Hernia obturatriz y obstrucción intestinal. Reporte de caso

Obturator hernias are a rare cause of intestinal obstruction. This disease is more prevalent in multiparous women, with a marked weight loss. The preoperative diagnosis is a challenge and its treatment is only surgical. Besides the rare presentation of this kind of hernias, there is not a gold standard approach for its management. The case of a 79-year-old female with clinical complaints of intestinal obstruction is presented. An abdominal computed tomography is carried out and the image of right obturator hernia is found. Successful reduction of the hernial sac with mesh was performed without bowel resection.