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Hydrocele and Hernia

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Name of Procedure: Hydrocelectomy or herniorrhaphy

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  1. Pediatric Urology, Maine Medical Center and Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital, Portland, Maine, USA

    David Chalmers MD

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    Emily Serrell

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Chalmers, D., Serrell, E. (2016). Hydrocele and Hernia. In: Godbole, P., Wilcox, D., Koyle, M. (eds) Consent in Pediatric Urology . Handbook Series of Consent in Pediatric Surgical Subspecialities . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43527-5_13

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