title: Pediatric femoral hernias: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Femoral hernias are rarely seen in children. We are presenting a case report of a femoral hernia with a review of the literature. It is always challenging to diagnose femoral hernias in children, particularly when the child has already undergone an operation for same side inguinal hernia.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, West Virginia University, Robert C. Byrd Health Science Center, Morgantown, WV, USA.
authors.forename: Farooq
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Shahzad
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bowen-Pasfield
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vaughan
authors.forename: Tarun
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006550:Hernia, Femoral / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence