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題名 | Obturator Hernia in an Elderly Woman Presenting with Aspiration Pneumonia and Respiratory Failure= |
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作者 | Wang, Jia-ming; Lin, Po-chou; Lin, Wei-chan; Lai, Jiun-i; Lai, Yi-chun; Chang, Shih-chieh; |
期刊 | International Journal of Gerontology |
出版日期 | 20110900 |
卷期 | 5:3 2011.09[民100.09] |
頁次 | 頁177-179 |
分類號 | 416.2423 |
語文 | eng |
關鍵詞 | Aspiration pneumonia; Intestinal obstruction; Obturator hernia; Respiratory failure; |
英文摘要 | Obturator hernia is a rare but important cause of intestinal obstruction. The mortality rate is high if the diagnosis is not made early and surgical intervention is delayed. We report an 88-year-old female patient who presented with aspiration pneumonia and respiratory failure. She did not have nausea/vomiting and physical examination was unremarkable. She was fed through a nasogastric tube, but no gastric emptying was noted. An abdominal/pelvic computed tomograpy (CT) scan performed 5 days after the presentation revealed a left incarcerated obturator hernia. Emergency laparotomy was performed and the patient eventually recovered. This case reminds us that aspiration pneumonia may be the presenting feature of obturator hernia and a clue to its early diagnosis. |
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