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Indirect scrotal hernia of infancy

Case contributed by Vougiouklis Nikos
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

The infant was referred for an ultrasound because the pediatrician could not palpate the right testis.

Patient Data

Age: Infant
Gender: Male

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ultrasound

The right hemiscrotum contain small intestine. The normal left testis is seen in the left hemiscrotum. The right testis was imaged in the right hemiscrotum, the tunica vaginalis should be medial to the testis.

The diagnosis was total congenital indirect inguinal hernia, content small intestine.

Case Discussion

This is a typical case of an indirect inguinal hernia. 

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