Obturator hernia historical perspective

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Overview

Historical Perspective

Discovery

  • The Obturator hernia was first described by Pierre Roland Arnaud de Ronsil, at the Royal Academy of sciences in 1724.
  • First successful operation was performed by Obre in 1851.
  • It is a rare condition and by 1980 only 541 cases have been reported in the literature.[1]
  • Howship-Romberg sign is named for John Howship and Mortiz Heinrich Romberg.[2]
  • In 1980, John G Hannington-Kiff described Hannington-Kiff sign.[3].

Landmark Events in the Development of Treatment Strategies

Impact on Cultural History

Famous Cases

The following are a few famous cases of [disease name]:

References

  1. Ho YH, Goh HS (1991). "Obstructed obturator hernia in 90 year olds--a management dilemma". Ann Acad Med Singapore. 20 (3): 410–1. PMID 1929191.
  2. J. Howship. Practical Remarks on the Discrimination and Appearance of Surgical Disease. London, Churchill, 1840.
  3. name="pmid6101635">Hannington-Kiff JG (1980). "Absent thigh adductor reflex in obturator hernia". Lancet. 1 (8161): 180. PMID 6101635.

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