Chapter 11 - Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)»Hernia (K40-K46)»Other abdominal hernia (K45)

K45

Other abdominal hernia

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A pelvic hernia through the obturator foramen, a large aperture in the hip bone normally covered by a membrane. Obturator hernia can lead to intestinal incarceration and INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION.