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Elective sonographic evaluation of inguinal hernia in children — an effective alternative to routine contralateral exploration

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Four hundred sonographic examinations were performed on 200 children admitted for elective inguinal hernia operations. The sonographic evaluation proved to be accurate in 92% of confirmable diagnoses and is a simple, non-invasive mode of investigating inguinal hernia and patent processus vaginalis. Our data support a policy of contralateral groin exploration during unilateral hernia repair based on preoperative ultrasonographic information.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Meir General Hospital, Sapir Medical Center, 44281, Kfar-Saba, Israel

    I. Erez, M. Kovalivker, L. Lazar & A. Motovic

  2. Department of Radiology, Meir General Hospital, Sapir Medical Center, 44281, Kfar-Saba, Israel

    N. Schneider & E. Glaser

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Erez, I., Kovalivker, M., Schneider, N. et al. Elective sonographic evaluation of inguinal hernia in children — an effective alternative to routine contralateral exploration. Pediatr Surg Int 8, 415–418 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00176732

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