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<ArticleSet><Article><Journal><PublisherName></PublisherName><JournalTitle>Journal of Research in Medical Sciences</JournalTitle><Issn>1735-1995</Issn><Volume>12</Volume><Issue>1</Issue><PubDate PubStatus="epublish"><Year>2007</Year><Month>05</Month><Day>08</Day></PubDate></Journal><ArticleTitle>Hernial sac lithiasis, a rare presentation of inguinal hernia</ArticleTitle><FirstPage>49</FirstPage><LastPage>51</LastPage><Language>EN</Language><AuthorList><Author><FirstName>Hamid</FirstName><LastName>Mazdak</LastName><Affiliation>Urology Department of Azahra Hospital, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. mazdak@med.mui.ac.ir</Affiliation></Author><Author><FirstName>Shekoofeh</FirstName><LastName>Najafipour</LastName></Author></AuthorList><History><PubDate PubStatus="received"><Year>2006</Year><Month>07</Month><Day>31</Day></PubDate><PubDate PubStatus="accepted"><Year>2006</Year><Month>10</Month><Day>17</Day></PubDate></History><Abstract>Inguinal hernias sometimes surprise surgeons with unexpected contents. This article reports a 46-year-old male with a painless inguinal mass. Surgical exploration showed three smooth yellowish concretions in the hernia sac. To our knowledge, this is the first report of hernial sac lithiasis.</Abstract></Article></ArticleSet>
