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Urology

Volume 3, Issue 1, January 1974, Pages 89-90
Urology

Bladder injury during herniorrhaphy: Manifested by ascites and azotemia

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Abstract

A case of inadvertent injury to the bladder during repair of an inguinal hernia in a three-month-old male infant is reported. This injury was manifested by urinary ascites and severe azotemia. Awareness of the anatomic relation of the bladder to the internal inguinal ring in infants will prevent this injury or allow recognition of it at surgery. Proper repair can then be undertaken before serious complications ensue.

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