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Published in: Hernia 1/2021

01-02-2021 | Letter to the Editor

Role of the signs of obturator hernia in clinical practice

Authors: S. H. Yale, H. Tekiner, E. S. Yale

Published in: Hernia | Issue 1/2021

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Excerpt

Schizas et al.’s systematic review of obturator hernias (OH) highlights key aspects of this rare disease [1]. In their report of 74 studies representing 146 total patients, 13 were case series (85 patients) and 61 (61 patients) were case reports. The Howship–Romberg sign was performed in only 64 (44%) patients, positive in 52% (22 of 42 patients) in the case series and 64% (14 of 22 patients) in the case reports [1]. In these studies, the method of performing the sign was not uniformly reported or accurately described, with the Hannington–Kiff sign, another bedside test, not included in this review. …
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Howship J (1840) Strangulated thyroideal hernia, diagnostic symptom, appearances on dissection. Practical Remarks on the Discrimination and Appearance of Surgical Disease. John Churchill, London, pp 323–324
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Romberg MH (1848) Die Operation des eingeklemmten Bruches des eirunden Loches. Operatio herniae foraminis ovalis incarceratae. In: Dieffenbach JF (ed). Die operative Chirurgie. Zweiter Band. F.A. Brockhaus, Leipzig, pp 619–626
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Metadata
Title
Role of the signs of obturator hernia in clinical practice
Authors
S. H. Yale
H. Tekiner
E. S. Yale
Publication date
01-02-2021
Publisher
Springer Paris
Published in
Hernia / Issue 1/2021
Print ISSN: 1265-4906
Electronic ISSN: 1248-9204
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-020-02296-2

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