A) Anatomy of an indirect inguinal hernia. B) Gas and stool are first "milked out" of the bowel to reduce its size. C) Constant pressure is applied for up to 5 minutes (distal to proximal) to reduce the hernia.
Reproduced with permission from: King C, Henretig FM. Inguinal hernia reduction. In: Textbook of pediatric emergency medicine procedures, 2nd ed, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2008. Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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