A female infant with an inguinal hernia containing the uterus and bilateral ovaries

• Main Authors: Toshiko Takezoe (Author), Kaori Sato (Author), Toshihiko Watanabe (Author), Michinobu Ohno (Author), Masataka Takahashi (Author), Misato Migita (Author), Kenichi Maeda (Author), Yasushi Fuchimoto (Author), Yutaka Kanamori (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2015-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Indirect inguinal hernia is one of the most common congenital abnormality in children. In approximately 15-20% of female patients, the hernia sac contains an ipsilateral ovary, but a few cases have been reported in which the uterus and both ovaries are within the hernia sac. Ultrasonography is a ver...