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From: Single-incision laparoscopic closure of inguinal hernia in female children: a simplified technique
Figure 1. (A) An epidural needle (EN) threaded with a 3/0 prolene suture was percutaneously introduced into the extra-peritoneal cavity by direct puncture of the anterior abdominal wall; (B) the EN was then advanced in an extraperitoneal direction to complete a purse string around the internal inguinal rings