Epigastric hernias in children and the use of ultrasound in its diagnosis

• Main Authors: Tatjana T König (Author), Laura S Oerters (Author), Ljuba Spiller (Author), Martin Schwind (Author), Mark Born (Author), Christina Oetzmann von Sochaczewski (Author), Andreas C Heydweiller (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMJ Publishing Group, 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction There is a paucity of clinical data on pediatric epigastric hernias despite them accounting for up to 6% of all hernia repairs in children. We aimed to provide additional data to supplement those 117 cases of a recent systematic review and to further clarify the role of ultrasound in di...