The demographic profile and the management of infantile inguinal hernia: a 3-year’s review

Abstract Background Inguinal hernia in neonates and infants including children is as a result of failure of processes vaginalis to close. Once diagnosed, it should be promptly repaired on elective basis to prevent possible risk of bowel incarceration. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the cl...

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Main Author: Jayalaxmi Shripati Aihole
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-08-01
Series:African Journal of Urology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12301-020-00037-6