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Pediatric ovarian sliding inguinal hernia, is surgical repair urgent?

Saud A. Al Jadaan, Mutaz M. Gieballa, Suliaman M. Alaqeel and Mohammad A. Aldaffaa
Saudi Medical Journal September 2022, 43 (9) 1043-1045; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2022.43.9.20220492
Saud A. Al Jadaan
From the Department of Pediatric Surgery (Al Jadaan, Gieballa, Alaqeel, Aldaffaa), King Abdullah Specialized Children’s Hospital, King Abdulaziz Medical City; from the College of Medicine (Al Jadaan, Gieballa), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; and from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Al Jadaan, Gieballa, Alaqeel), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Mutaz M. Gieballa
From the Department of Pediatric Surgery (Al Jadaan, Gieballa, Alaqeel, Aldaffaa), King Abdullah Specialized Children’s Hospital, King Abdulaziz Medical City; from the College of Medicine (Al Jadaan, Gieballa), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; and from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Al Jadaan, Gieballa, Alaqeel), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Suliaman M. Alaqeel
From the Department of Pediatric Surgery (Al Jadaan, Gieballa, Alaqeel, Aldaffaa), King Abdullah Specialized Children’s Hospital, King Abdulaziz Medical City; from the College of Medicine (Al Jadaan, Gieballa), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; and from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Al Jadaan, Gieballa, Alaqeel), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Mohammad A. Aldaffaa
From the Department of Pediatric Surgery (Al Jadaan, Gieballa, Alaqeel, Aldaffaa), King Abdullah Specialized Children’s Hospital, King Abdulaziz Medical City; from the College of Medicine (Al Jadaan, Gieballa), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; and from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Al Jadaan, Gieballa, Alaqeel), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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