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The CAG repeat within the androgen receptor gene and its relationship to cryptorchidism

International Brazilian Journal of Urology, 2006
PURPOSE: We examined the significance of the CAG repeat polymorphism in the pathogenesis of cryptorchidism. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Genomic deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) was extracted from blood samples from 42 cryptorchid boys and from 31 non-cryptorchid ...
M. Silva-Ramos, J. M. Oliveira, J. M. Cabeda, A. Reis, J. Soares, A. Pimenta   +5 more
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Hydrocele of Canal of Nuck In an Adult Female: A Case Report

International Journal of Anatomy Radiology and Surgery, 2023
Hydrocele of the canal of Nuck is a rare abnormality, developing in the protruded part of the parietal peritoneum within the inguinal canal in a female.
Tharun Ganapathy Chitrambalam, Nidhi Mariam George, Sundeep Selvamuthukumaran, Lokesh Reddy, Pradeep Joshua Christopher   +4 more
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Role of ultrasonography in diagnosis of contralateral patent processus vaginalis in clinically diagnosed unilateral inguinal hernia in pediatrics [PDF]

Al-Azhar International Medical Journal, 2023
Background inguinal hernia is a frequent birth defect treated by paediatric surgeons. In full-term infants, the incidence is between 0.8% and 5.0%, but it can reach as high as 30.0% in infants born prematurely or with low birth weight.Aims we aimed to ...
Mohamed Elmekdam, Mohammad Mohammad Ellithy, Mohammad Fathy Labib Mohammad, Mohamed Elsayed Hussien Ibrahim, Mohammad Ahmad Amin   +4 more
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Ligation of Processus Vaginalis During Orchidopexy: Is It Mandatory?

Journal of Nepalgunj Medical College, 2022
Introduction: Undescended testis is one of the commonest presentations in pediatric population. Conventionally, high ligation of the hernia sac was done after vas and vessels were dissected in order to prevent post-operative hernia. However, recent studies have shown that hernia sac ligation was unnecessary.
Feeroz Alam Khan, Prabir Maharjan
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Incidental Inguinal Hernias on Laparoscopy

Asian Journal of Surgery, 2006
Laparoscopic examination of the contralateral inguinal ring has been advocated to exclude contralateral hernia in young children. We used the size of the open internal ring and the depth of the patent processus vaginalis as a parameter to decide whether ...
Rakesh Handa, Ravi Kale, Manmohan Harjai
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Distal intussusception of processus vaginalis: A cause of acute hydrocele [PDF]

Urology, 1993
Acute obstruction of a patent processus vaginalis occurred in two boys, mimicking incarceration of an inguinal hernia. In fact, obstruction was caused by an intussusception of the processus vaginalis forming an intussuscipiens that occluded the hernia sac.
Bloom, David A., Wan, Julian, Cilley, Robert E.   +2 more
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Acute scrotum due to heterotopic gastric mucosa in Tunica vaginalis

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2018
In adult and pediatric literature, most cases of heterotopic gastric mucosa are reported in gastrointestinal tract. Presences of gastric mucosa in genitourinary tract is unusual. We review the literature and report a case of 10-year old boy who presented
Zafar Nazir, Muhammad Arif Mateen Khan, Javaria Qamar   +2 more
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Hydrocele of the Canal of Nuck (Female Hydrocele): A Rare Differential for Inguino-Labial Swelling [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016
The inguinal canal is traversed by the spermatic cord in men and the round ligament of uterus in women. The round ligament is attached to the uterine cornu near the origin of fallopian tube at one end and to the ipsilateral labia majora at the other ...
Santanu Sarkar, Soumyajyoti Panja, Sandeep Kumar   +2 more
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Spontaneous closure of a patent processus vaginalis: a case report

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
Introduction: Patent process vaginalis and inguinal hernia are prolific in infants, and their repair is a common pediatric surgical procedure. However, there is a paucity of direct evidence detailing the spontaneous closure of patent processus vaginalis.
Haley Kittle, Amber Lee Geng, Loren Berman, Erin Teeple   +3 more
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Etiology of Inguinal Hernias: A Comprehensive Review

Frontiers in Surgery, 2017
BackgroundThe etiology of inguinal hernias remains uncertain even though the lifetime risk of developing an inguinal hernia is 27% for men and 3% for women.
Stina Öberg, Kristoffer Andresen, Jacob Rosenberg   +2 more
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