Femoral hernias in children

This is a report of a personal series of 10 children seen with femoral hernias over a 15-yr-period. Femoral hernia in this age group is rare and a correct preoperative diagnosis is often overlooked. In nine of the 10 patients the preoperative diagnosis was correct. We attribute this to an accurate clinical examination and the awareness of this entity in the differential diagnosis of a groin lump.