title: Interstitial hernia: a diagnostic dilemma in infants and children.
abstract: The features of the rare interstitial hernia, as seen in four children, are described. All were boys ranging in age from 7 days to 7 years. The presenting sign was swelling in the right side of the abdomen associated with undescended testis. The hernias arose at the deep inguinal ring and expanded superiorly between the internal and external oblique muscles. Repair involved a standard herniotomy and orchidopexy through an oblique inguinal incision-except in one patient with a vanishing testis. The importance of being aware of this rare type of hernia is stressed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Iskit
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Dağli
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kiyan
authors.forename: C U
authors.initials: CU
authors.lastname: Durakbaşa
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003456:Cryptorchidism / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies