Femoral hernias in the pediatric patient: a case report and review of the literature

Morris L Jessop; Richard Vaughan; Osama Al-Omar

Femoral hernias in the pediatric patient: a case report and review of the literature

Can J Urol. 2015 Aug;22(4):7927-8.

Authors

Morris L Jessop¹, Richard Vaughan, Osama Al-Omar

Affiliation

¹ Department of Urology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.

PMID: 26267033

Abstract

We report a case of a femoral hernia in a 9-year-old male. Femoral hernias in children are rare and a diagnostic challenge. Definitive treatment is with surgical repair.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Child
Diagnostic Errors*
Hernia, Femoral / diagnosis*
Hernia, Femoral / surgery*
Herniorrhaphy
Humans
Male