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Inguinal Hernias in Children

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Hernia management in children dates from Antiquity. Described as a swelling on the surface of the belly in ancient papyri, it was treated with tight bandages by the early physicians of Alexandria. The underlying abnormality [patent processus vaginalis (PPV)] leading to the development of congenital (indirect) inguinal hernia or hydrocele was described by Galen in 176 A.D. as a “small offshoot of the great peritoneal sac in the lower abdomen” [1].

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Shalaby, A., Curry, J. (2013). Inguinal Hernias in Children. In: Kingsnorth, A., LeBlanc, K. (eds) Management of Abdominal Hernias. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-877-3_11

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