ArticleSurgery today2012
Single-site laparoscopic herniorrhaphy using needle instruments for inguinal hernias in children: a novel technique.
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- A systematic review and meta-analysis concerning single-site laparoscopic percutaneous extraperitoneal closure for pediatric inguinal hernia and hydrocele.Surgical endoscopy · 2017Pooled it
- A 9-year experience study of single-port micro-laparoscopic repair of pediatric inguinal hernia using a simple needle.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2020Article
- Complete percutaneous laparoscopic cholecystectomy by employing the Percuvance Percutaneous Surgical System.Annals of translational medicine · 2019Article
- The advantages of transumbilical single-site laparoscopic percutaneous extraperitoneal closure for inguinal hernia in 1583 children.Surgical endoscopy · 2018Article
- A comparative study of the single-site laparoscopic herniorrhaphy using needle instruments and double-site laparoscopic herniorrhaphy in the minimally invasive treatment of inguinal hernias in children.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2018Article
- Single-site laparoscopic percutaneous extraperitoneal closure of the internal ring using an epidural and spinal needle: excellent results in 1464 children with inguinal hernia/hydrocele.Surgical endoscopy · 2017Article
- Laparoscopic repair of sliding inguinal hernia in female children.Pediatric surgery international · 2016Article
- Transumbilical cord access (TUCA) for laparoscopy in infants and children: simple, safe and fast.Surgery today · 2016Review
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Abstract
We describe our new technique for laparoscopic herniorrhaphy with subumbilical single-site access to treat inguinal hernias in children. First, we inserted a transparent 3-mm trocar and a 2-mm minitrocar at the umbilicus. We then inserted a 3-mm 45° camera through the 3-mm trocar and needle-grasping forceps through the 2-mm trocar. We closed the hernia defect by using a 19-gauge hooked injection needle with a nonabsorbable suture. We treated 11 consecutive female children with inguinal hernia using this operation. The mean operating time was 26.7 min (range 21-36 min) and the procedure was technically successful, without the need for additional trocars, in all 11 patients. There were no intraoperative complications and all the patients were discharged on the same day after the surgery. Single-site laparoscopic herniorrhaphy using needle instruments is feasible and seems to be safe. Further studies are required to determine whether this approach would benefit patient compared with standard laparoscopic herniorrhaphy.
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