Stone ingestion causing obstructed inguinal hernia with perforation

• Main Authors: Paiboon Sookpotarom (Author), Kansuda Ariyawatkul (Author), Py Paramagul (Author), Chanin Sakulisariyaporn (Author), Thaniya Stimanont (Author), Paisarn Vejchapipat (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...