Inguinal hernia protruding into an 8-year-old boy's scrotum. A hernia is the protrusion of the intestines through a weak area in the abdominal muscles

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Inguinal hernia protruding into an 8-year-old boy's scrotum. A hernia is the protrusion of the intestines through a weak area in the abdominal muscles, here into the inguinal canal. Surgery is used to correct the condition.

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