Preoperative ultrasonographic evaluation of the contralateral patent processus vaginalis at the level of the internal inguinal ring is useful for predicting contralateral inguinal hernias in children: a prospective analysis

Hide Kaneda,Takeshi Furuya,Kiminobu Sugito,S. Goto,Hiroyuki Kawashima,Mikiya Inoue,Toshifumi Hosoda,Takayuki Masuko,Kensuke Ohashi,Tarou Ikeda,Tsugumichi Koshinaga,Mayumi Hoshino,Hiroshi Goto

Preoperative ultrasonographic evaluation of the contralateral patent processus vaginalis at the level of the internal inguinal ring is useful for predicting contralateral inguinal hernias in children: a prospective analysis

2015

Hide Kaneda
Takeshi Furuya
Kiminobu Sugito
S. Goto
Hiroyuki Kawashima
Mikiya Inoue
Toshifumi Hosoda
Takayuki Masuko
Kensuke Ohashi
Tarou Ikeda
Tsugumichi Koshinaga
Mayumi Hoshino
Hiroshi Goto

Purpose The current study aimed to verify the usefulness of preoperative ultrasonographic evaluation of contralateral patent processus vaginalis (PPV) at the level of the internal inguinal ring.

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Prospective cohort study
Inguinal canal
Surgery
Radiology
Inguinal hernia
Ultrasonography
Predictive value of tests
Preoperative care
Patent processus vaginalis
Medicine
Abdominal surgery
prospective analysis

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