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Review
. 1993 Feb;28(2):262-3.
doi: 10.1016/s0022-3468(05)80290-8.

Ingested foreign body presenting as an irreducible inguinal hernia in a baby

R Salaman  1 , M Foster
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Review

Ingested foreign body presenting as an irreducible inguinal hernia in a baby

R Salaman et al. J Pediatr Surg. 1993 Feb.

Abstract

A case of a 7-month-old boy, presenting as an emergency with an inguinal swelling, is reported. An ingested safety pin caused a colonic perforation in the congenital hernial sac. This was successfully treated by herniotomy and local colonic resection.

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