Obturator Hernia in an Elderly Woman Presenting with Aspiration Pneumonia and Respiratory Failure

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 naus...

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Autori principali:	Jia-Ming Wang, Po-Chou Lin, Wei-Chan Lin, Jiun-I Lai, Yi-Chun Lai, Shih-Chieh Chang
Natura:	Artigo
Lingua:	Inglês
Pubblicazione:	Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM) 2011-09-01
Serie:	International Journal of Gerontology
Soggetti:	aspiration pneumonia intestinal obstruction obturator hernia respiratory failure
Accesso online:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S187395981100069X
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