[What do parents know of patient rights of minors in the Netherlands?].

Introduction: In the Netherlands, medical decision-making without parental permission is allowed from the age of 16. The aim of this study was to examine parents' knowledge of this age-based framework to discover potential knowledge gaps that hinder the communication between doctors, parents, and their children.

Methods: Survey-based research was conducted to examine parents' knowledge of the age-based framework that applies to minors in Dutch healthcare.

[Groin complaints: not necessarily caused by a groin hernia].

Groin complaints may lead to surgical consultation, especially when ultrasound has diagnosed a groin hernia in the outpatient setting. However, a hernia is not necessarily the cause of the problem. In this clinical lesson, we present three patients (an 80-year-old woman, a 46-year-old man and 65-year-old woman).