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UMBILICAL HERNIA: STRANGULATION IN ABOY AGED TEN WEEKS
Author(s) -
Pegg Stuart P.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1971.tb87449.x
Subject(s) - umbilical hernia , medicine , hernia , surgery , general surgery
Strangulation is an uncommon complication of an umbilical hernia in a child. A case is reported, and it is worth noting that strangulation can occur.