Stone ingestion causing obstructed inguinal hernia with perforation

Stone ingestion causing obstructed inguinal hernia with perforation

We report a rare case of obstructed right inguinal hernia caused by ingested stones. A 2 year-old boy from Northern Thailand was transferred to our hospital with low-grade fever, vomiting, and acute painful swelling at his right hemiscrotum for one day. The physical examination revealed marked enlar...

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Main Authors: Paiboon Sookpotarom, Kansuda Ariyawatkul, Py Paramagul, Chanin Sakulisariyaporn, Thaniya Stimanont, Paisarn Vejchapipat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:African Journal of Paediatric Surgery
Subjects:
Inguinal hernia
pica
stone ingestion
Online Access:http://www.afrjpaedsurg.org/article.asp?issn=0189-6725;year=2014;volume=11;issue=2;spage=191;epage=193;aulast=Sookpotarom

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