Incarcerated inguinal hernia in children.
A survey has been made of 110 children under 4 years of age who developed inguinal hernias. Of these, 61 became incarcerated at some time, the highest incidence being in the youngest infants; the bowel was not strangulated in any of these hernias. No untoward effects were seen to result from a short trial of conservative treatment in incarcerated hernia.
D000367:Age Factors; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011187:Posture; D012737:Sex Factors; D014143:Traction