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Inguinal Hernias and Hydroceles

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Three types Inguinal Indirect (only common one in childhood) Direct Femoral

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Notes

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    Claudius Amyand (1681–1740) – English surgeon, Huguenot name! Reputed to be first surgeon to deliberately remove the appendix (because it was in an inflamed hernial sac, this being somewhat easier).

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    Alexis Littre (1658–1726) – French surgeon who described this in 1700.

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    August Gottlieb Richter (1742–1812). German surgeon.

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    Edoardo Bassini (1844–1924) – Italian surgeon.

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    Mathieu Jaboulay (1860–1913) – French surgeon, also performed first attempts at xenotransplants by anastomosing kidneys from sheep and pig into patients dying of renal failure.

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    Peter H. Lord. English surgeon.

Further Reading

  1. Cox JA (1985) Inguinal hernia of children. Surg Clin North Am 65:1331–1342

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  2. Davenport M (1997) ABC of general paediatric surgery. Inguinal hernia, hydrocele, and the undescended testis. Brit Med J 312:564–567

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  3. Kumar VH, Clive J, Rosenkrantz TS et al (2002) Inguinal hernia in preterm infants. Pediatr Surg Int 18:147–152

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  4. Ron O, Eaton S, Pierro A (2007) Systematic review of the risk of developing a metachronous contralateral inguinal hernia in children. Br J Surg 94:804–811 (review)

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  1. Paediatric Surgery Department, Kings College Hospital, London, UK

    Mark Davenport

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  1. Paediatric Surgery Department, London, SE5 9RS, United Kingdom

    Chandrasen K. Sinha

  2. Dept. Pediatric Surgery, Kings College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS, United Kingdom

    Mark Davenport

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Scott, V., Davenport, M., Fisher, R.M. (2010). Inguinal Hernias and Hydroceles. In: Sinha, C., Davenport, M. (eds) Handbook of Pediatric Surgery. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-132-3_33

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