title: Letter to the editor.
authors.affiliation: Division of Urology, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, The Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chung
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fu-Jae
authors.affiliation: Division of Urology, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, The Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Shang-Jen
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: Division of Urology, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, The Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei, Taiwan. Electronic address: krissygnet@yahoo.com.tw.
authors.forename: Stephen S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000196:embryology*