Laparoscopic management of a newborn with a right Amyand′s hernia and a left incarcerated inguinal hernia

African Journal of Paediatric Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 35-37

  Esposito, Ciro ^a   Iaquinto, Marianna ^a   Escolino, Maria ^a   Settimi, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amyand s hernia; incarcerated hernia; inguinal hernia; laparoscopy; newborn

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE;

EID: 84876254043     PISSN: 01896725     EISSN: 09745998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0189-6725.109392     Document Type: Article

References (6)

1. Lau ST, Lee YH, Caty MG. Current management of hernias and hydroceles. Semin Pediatr Surg 2007; 16: 50-7.
2. Kaya M, Huckstedt T, Schier F. Laparoscopic approach to incarcerated inguinal hernia in children. J Pediatr Surg 2006; 41: 567-9.
3. Stylianos S, Jacir NN, Harris BH. Incarceration of inguinal hernia in infants prior to elective repair. J Pediatr Surg 1993; 28: 582-3.
4. Montupet P, Esposito C. Laparoscopic treatment of congenital inguinal hernia in children. J Pediatr Surg 1999; 34: 420-3.
5. Schier F, Montupet P, Esposito C. Laparoscopic inguinal herniorrhaphy in children: A three-center experience with 933 repairs. J Pediatr Surg 2002; 37: 395-7.
6. Tycast JF, Kumpf AL, Schwartz TL. Amyand's hernia: A case report describing laparoscopic repair in a pediatric patient. J Pediatr Surg 2008; 43: 2112-4.