This PedsCases podcast is designed to give you an understanding and management approach to an important pediatric surgery topic, pediatric inguinal hernias. This podcast was created by Kevin Verhoeff, a medical student at the University of Alberta, with Dr. Simon Byrns, a surgical resident at the University of Alberta, and staff pediatric surgeon, Dr. Bryan Dicken
By the end of this podcast you will learn the mechanism and pathophysiology, common risk factors, red flags for adult and pediatric hernias that require emergent care, and different management between pediatric and adult inguinal hernias.