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

Frontiers in Pediatrics

Shoujiang Huang¹ 

关键词: pre-operative spermatic cord ultrasonography;    metachronous inguinal hernia;    contralateral inguinal hernia;    inguinal hernia;    herniorrhaphy;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fped.2018.00156

学科分类：儿科学

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

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).

【 授权许可】

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