TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Chapter 29. Hernia Reduction
A1  - Browne, Marybeth
A1  - Chin, Anthony
A1  - Reynolds, Marleta
A2  - Goodman, Denise M.
A2  - Green, Thomas P.
A2  - Unti, Sharon M.
A2  - Powell, Elizabeth C.
Y1  - 2007
N1  - 
T2  - Current Procedures: Pediatrics
AB  - •  A  hernia  is  a  benign  process  unless  the  contents  within  the  hernia  sac  become  incarcerated.•  Incarceration  is  the  inability  of  the  hernia’s  contents  to  be  reduced.•  The  risk  of  incarceration  is  highest  during  infancy  with  a  28–31%  incarceration  rate  before  3  months  of  age  and  15–24%  by  6  months  of  age.•  Although  the  risk  of  incarceration  gradually  decreases  with  age,  the  severity  of  its  consequences  mandates  immediate  manual  reduction  when  possible,  followed  by  prompt  operative  repair.  
SN  - 
PB  - The McGraw-Hill Companies
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=7000206
ER  -