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| Issue : 2 | Page : 116-117 |
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Patent processus vaginalis: A window to the abdomen
N Rahman, K Lakhoo
Department of Paediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital Oxford, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
Correspondence Address:
K Lakhoo
Children's Hospital Oxford, Headley Way, Oxford OX3 9DU
United Kingdom
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0189-6725.54778
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A patent processus vaginalis (PPV) allows a communication between the peritoneum and scrotum. Hydrocoele is the usual presentation of a PPV in children. However, with intraabdominal pathology the patent PPV may provide the first clue to the mischief within the abdomen. We present here two unusual cases associated with a PPV and migration of intraabdominal contents from the abdomen to the scrotum. |
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