CT-scan diagnosis of bilateral obturator hernias in a patient with chronic chylous ascites.

Abstract

Bilateral obturator hernias were diagnosed in a 61-year-old woman by CT-scan examination, permitting an elective surgical repair by preperitoneal interposition of Teflon mesh. The condition developed in a patient presenting with a 15-year history of chylous ascites, occasioned by primary hypoplasia of the lymphatic system and cirrhosis of the liver.

• Authors: G Veeckmans, P Hermans, G Wyffels, A Hubens
• Journal: Hepato-gastroenterology (Hepatogastroenterology) Vol. 40 Issue 2 Pg. 131-3 (Apr 1993) ISSN: 0172-6390 [Print] Greece
• PMID: 8509043 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Polytetrafluoroethylene

Topics

• Chylous Ascites (complications)
• Female
• Hernia, Obturator (complications, diagnostic imaging, surgery)
• Humans
• Middle Aged
• Polytetrafluoroethylene
• Prostheses and Implants
• Surgical Mesh
• Time Factors
• Tomography, X-Ray Computed