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2016, International Journal of Surgery Case ReportsCitation Excerpt :When a PPV is present, it presents as an opening in the peritoneum at the internal ring. Occasionally the hernia sac is too narrow or fragile, and this may prevent laparoscopic access. [32] Laparoscopy has also been introduced to assist with abdominal access during VP shunt placement.
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2012, Journal of Pediatric SurgeryCitation Excerpt :However, some cases especially early in the series might have failed because of technical issues. Although not totally analogous, the rate is comparable with published failure rates of transinguinal laparoscopy in patients with a unilateral inguinal hernia (2.7% [25], 12%, [26], and 14% [27]). The finding that a third of patients had a contralateral patent processus is unique.
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2010, Journal of Pediatric SurgeryCitation Excerpt :The incidence of contralateral PPV was probably overestimated earlier. The incidence of PPV in a child with unilateral hernia has been reported from 31% to 48% [2-7]. In our series however, it was 21%.
Presented at the 1995 Annual Meeting of the Section on Surgery of the American Academy of Pediatrics, San Francisco, California, October 13–15, 1995.