Human Anatomy and Embryology - Congenital Inguinal Hernia If the communication between the tunica vaginalis and the peritoneal cavity fails to close, a persistent processus vaginalis exists. A loop of intestine may
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A system of obstetrics . Congenital Inguinal Hernia. Infantile Hernia. (d) In the common scrotal hernia (Fig. 200) the tunica vaginalis isseen behind and below, and is represented as distended with
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