Patent processus vaginalis: role of ultrasound in pediatric population with unilateral inguinal hernia and other predictors

ConclusionsUltrasound has a high accuracy profile and is a useful alternative in limited resource settings with restricted access to minimally invasive surgery for the prediction of CPPV. Patients younger than 1 year with a right-sided hernia or a manifested hernia defect larger than 10 mm are at a higher risk of having a CPPV.
Source: Pediatric Surgery International - Category: Surgery Source Type: research