Pre-operative Spermatic Cord Ultrasonography Helps to Reduce the Incidence of Metachronous Inguinal Hernia in Boys

Background/purpose: Thickening of the spermatic cord is a clinical sign of an inguinal hernia. We therefore tested whether pre-operative spermatic cord ultrasonography could reduce the incidence of metachronous inguinal hernia (MIH). Methods: Boys under 2 years old with an initial unilateral inguina...

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Autores principales: Huang, Shoujiang, Yang, Xiuzhen, Li, Canping, Qian, Yunzhong, Zhao, Zhengyan, Liang, Jianfeng
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018
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Pediatrics
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5995026/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29915779
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fped.2018.00156

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