The presentation of asymptomatic palpable movable mass in female inguinal hernia

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 162, Issue 7-8, 2003, Pages 493-495

  Huang, Chen Sheng ^a   Luo, Chih Cheng ^a   Chao, Hsum Chin ^b   Chu, Shih Ming ^b   Yu, Yih Jeng ^b   Yen, Ju Bei ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hydrocele of the canal of Nuck; Ovary; Sliding hernia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; HERNIA; HUMAN; HYDROCELE; INFANT; INGUINAL HERNIA; OVARY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIDING HIATUS HERNIA; ULTRASOUND; UTERINE TUBE;

FEMALE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; OVARY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0042849001     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-003-1226-7     Document Type: Article

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