TY - JOUR AU - P, Singh Aditya AU - Ramesh, Tanger AU - Vinay, Mathur AU - Arun, Gupta PY - 2016/11/13 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Strangulation - a rare complication of inguinal hernia in a neonate JF - Bhutan Health Journal JA - Bhutan Health Journal VL - 2 IS - 2 SE - Case Report DO - 10.47811/bhj.31 UR - https://bhj.com.bt/index.php/bhj/article/view/32 SP - 32-33 AB - <p>Strangulation is a rare complication of incarcerated inguinoscrotal hernia in the neonate and infants. We report a case of a 15-day old male neonate, who presented with strangulated inguinal hernia containing loop of ileum. Resection of the gangrenous part of the ileum was done and end-to-end anastomosis was performed. Strangulated inguinal hernia in neonates is a rare occurrence.</p> ER -