Femoral herniae in children.
A series of 12 femoral herniae in children is presented. Nine were misdiagnosed, eight as inguinal hernia. Nine were reducible. The sex incidence, M:F was 7:5 and nine presented between the ages of 8 and 10 years. One presented as intestinal obstruction due to a Richter's hernia and two had had a previous ipsilateral inguinal hernia repaired. All but one were repaired by herniorrhaphy.
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006550:Hernia, Femoral / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male