Littre Hernia Associated with Cryptorchidism: A Rare Surgical Finding

Rui Ferreira-Santos; Nuno Silva Gonçalves; Cláudio Branco; Carlos Veiga; Joaquim Costa Pereira

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Littre Hernia Associated with Cryptorchidism: A Rare Surgical Finding

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Rui Ferreira-Santos Department of General Surgery. Unidade Local de Saúde de Braga. Braga. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7635-6722
Nuno Silva Gonçalves Department of General Surgery. Unidade Local de Saúde de Braga. Braga. & Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS). Universidade do Minho. Braga. & Medical School. Universidade do Minho. Braga. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8781-1249
Cláudio Branco Department of General Surgery. Unidade Local de Saúde de Braga. Braga. https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1640-5518
Carlos Veiga Department of General Surgery. Unidade Local de Saúde de Braga. Braga. https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1641-0319
Joaquim Costa Pereira Department of General Surgery. Unidade Local de Saúde de Braga. Braga.

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https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.24633

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Cryptorchidism, Hernia, Meckel Diverticulum

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2026-06-01

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Ferreira-Santos R, Silva Gonçalves N, Branco C, Veiga C, Costa Pereira J. Littre Hernia Associated with Cryptorchidism: A Rare Surgical Finding. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 2026 Jun. 1 [cited 2026 Jun. 4];39(6-7):424-5. Available from: https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/24633

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Vol. 39 No. 6-7 (2026): June-July

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