Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Ovarian hernia is a special type of inguinal hernia, typically due to incomplete closure of the Nuck canal. In premature infants, the incidence of inguinal hernia increases with decreasing gestational age. This article reports a case of ovarian hernia in a 2-month-old female infant born prematurely, the first-born twin, diagnosed by ultrasound showing cystic echoes and blood flow signals within a lump in the right inguinal area. Ultrasonography should be used as the preferential method for the evaluation of ovarian hernia in infants.
Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.23986
Language: English
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4408955585