Obturator hernia is a rare case of pelvic hernia. It is important cause of small bowel obstruction in older wemen. It frequently occurs who has multiparous, skinny body, and old age. Patients presented with nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. Most common symptom is a strangulation combined with mechanical intestinal obstruction. It has a high mortality that associated with difficult diagnosis and delayed operation.

• 정대식(조선대학교 병원 외과학 교실) | Dai Sik Jeong (Department of General Surgery, Chosun University Hospital, Chosun University School of Medicine)
• 김유석(조선대학교 병원 외과학 교실) | Yoo Seok Kim (Department of General Surgery, Chosun University Hospital, Chosun University School of Medicine)
• 김권천(조선대학교 병원 외과학 교실) | Kweon Cheon Kim (Department of General Surgery, Chosun University Hospital, Chosun University School of Medicine) Corresponding author