Obturator hernia overview

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Yarlagadda Harshitha, MD[2]

Overview

An obturator hernia is a rare type of abdominal wall hernia in which abdominal content protrudes through the obturator foramen.