Inguinal herniotomy in a patient with progeria

Hutchinson–Gilford progeria syndrome or progeria is a rare finding, Herein, we report a 4-year- old boy with progeria who underwent herniotomy and herniorrhaphy for left indirect inguinal hernia. The hernial sac was large and thick with surrounding adhesion. Tissue had an adult texture with very thi...

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Main Authors: Tanvir K. Chowdhury, Afruzul Alam, Mohammad Zonaid Chowdhury, Md. Khurshid Alam Sarwar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-06-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576620300750