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Table 1 Characteristics of patients with obturator hernia

From: Treatment outcomes of Kugel repair for obturator hernias: a retrospective study

Number of patients

58

Sex (male/female)

1/57

Mean age (years)

82.9 (61–95)

Initial symptoms (multiple possible)

 Vomiting

32

 Abdominal pain

22

 Lower limb pain

13

 Poor appetite

6

Comorbidities

 Hypertension

17

 History of abdominal surgery

13

 Heart disease

12

 Respiratory disease

5