Case Report: Radiologic disappearance of an incarcerated obturator hernia on sequential CT imaging before elective laparoscopic TAPP repair - Takeaways - MDSpire

Documented Spontaneous Resolution of an Incarcerated Obturator Hernia Observed Through Sequential CT Imaging Prior to Elective Laparoscopic TAPP Repair

  • By

  • Vu Trung Truc

  • Ho Trong Thuong

  • Tran Kien Quyet

  • Tran Trung Dung

  • Nguyen Duc Long

  • July 17, 2026

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    Obturator hernia is a rare pelvic hernia with high mortality due to delayed diagnosis and bowel strangulation.

  • 2

    A 67-year-old woman experienced spontaneous resolution of an incarcerated obturator hernia documented by sequential CT imaging.

  • 3

    Initial CT showed a right obturator hernia with incarcerated bowel, but repeat imaging revealed no evidence of obstruction.

  • 4

    Elective laparoscopic TAPP repair confirmed a widened obturator defect without residual incarcerated bowel or complications.

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    This case emphasizes the need to correlate prior imaging findings with clinical evolution in spontaneously reduced hernias.

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Case Report: Radiologic disappearance of an incarcerated obturator hernia on sequential CT imaging before elective laparoscopic TAPP repair

  • by Vu Trung Truc, Ho Trong Thuong, Tran Kien Quyet, Tran Trung Dung, Nguyen Duc Long

  • July 17, 2026

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