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Don’t Get Hung Up on This Spermatic Cord Code

Published on Fri Apr 12, 2024

Question: An adult patient presented for left inguinal hernia repair. The patient was taken to the operating room, where a left groin incision was made. Dissection was carried down through Scarpa’s fascia to the external oblique fascia, which was opened. The spermatic cord and its contents were mobilized up to the internal ring, revealing a direct defect. No indirect hernia [...]
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