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Femoral hernias in the pediatric patient: a case report and review of the literature
Morris L. Jessop, Richard Vaughan, Osama Al-Omar
Department of Urology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
Address correspondence to Dr. Morris L. Jessop, West Virginia
University School of Medicine, PO Box 9238, 1 Medical Center
Drive, Morgantown, WV 26506-9238 USA
Canadian Journal of Urology 2015, 22(4), 7927-7928.
Abstract
We report a case of a femoral hernia in a 9-year-old male.
Femoral hernias in children are rare and a diagnostic
challenge. Definitive treatment is with surgical repair.
Keywords
femoral hernia, hydrocord, hydrocele, inguinal hernia
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APA Style
Jessop, M.L., Vaughan, R., Al-Omar, O. (2015). Femoral hernias in the pediatric patient: a case report and review of the literature. Canadian Journal of Urology, 22(4), 7927–7928.
Vancouver Style
Jessop ML, Vaughan R, Al-Omar O. Femoral hernias in the pediatric patient: a case report and review of the literature. Can J Urology. 2015;22(4):7927–7928.
IEEE Style
M.L. Jessop, R. Vaughan, and O. Al-Omar, “Femoral hernias in the pediatric patient: a case report and review of the literature,” Can. J. Urology, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 7927–7928, 2015.
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