An unexpected groin mass: infant ovarian herniation. Issue 1 (January 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bramante, Robert M.; Choi, Andrew; Raio, Christopher C.
• Is Part Of: Annals of pediatric surgery. Volume 11:Issue 1(2015)
• Publication Date: 2015-01
• Subjects: Children -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Pediatrics -- Periodicals; Surgical Procedures, Operative -- Periodicals; Pediatrics -- Periodicals; Children -- Surgery; Pediatrics; Periodicals; 617.98005
• DOI: 10.1097/01.XPS.0000452068.54461.19
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2090-5394

Abstract

Abstract : Point-of-care ultrasound provides a safe, rapid, effective, and accurate tool for evaluating congenital groin masses in infants. We present a 4-week-old infant who presented to the emergency department with bilateral inguinal masses. Point-of-care ultrasonography discovered bilateral hernias with an ovary herniated through a patent processus vaginalis into the labium majora on the right side. The ovarian herniation reduced in the emergency department and the patient was discharged from the emergency department after arranging close follow-up with a pediatric surgeon for a prompt repair. Its use should be employed early, as delayed discovery of ovarian herniation can lead to subsequent infertility.