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An Overview of Common Paediatric Surgical Conditions of the Groin & Scrotum

An Overview of Common Paediatric Surgical Conditions of the Groin & Scrotum. Department of Paediatric Surgery Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital Anies Mahomed Anies.Mahomed@bsuh.nhs.uk. Conclusions

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An Overview of Common Paediatric Surgical Conditions of the Groin & Scrotum

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  1. An Overview of Common Paediatric Surgical Conditionsof the Groin & Scrotum Department of Paediatric Surgery Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital Anies Mahomed Anies.Mahomed@bsuh.nhs.uk

  2. Conclusions It is necessary to perform 16 contralateral inguinal explorations to prevent one metachronous hernia. The incidence of a MCIH is 6.4%. This is too low to justify routine contralateral inguinal groin exploration in children due to the potential risks of an unnecessary operation. Infants younger than six months and those with a left-sided hernia originally are at increased risk of developing a MCIH, and therefore should receive a regular review in the primary health care setting.

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