Femoral hernias in the pediatric patient: a case report and review of the literature.
We report a case of a femoral hernia in a 9-year-old male. Femoral hernias in children are rare and a diagnostic challenge. Definitive treatment is with surgical repair.
Department of Urology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.
Morris L
ML
Jessop
Richard
R
Vaughan
Osama
O
Al-Omar
D002648:Child; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006550:Hernia, Femoral / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male