ArticlePediatric surgery international2012
Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair in premature babies weighing 3 kg or less.
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- Laparoscopic versus open herniorrhaphy for children with inguinal hernia: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Medicine · 2020Pooled it
- Laparoscopic versus open pediatric inguinal hernia repair: state-of-the-art comparison and future perspectives from a meta-analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2019Pooled it
- Laparoscopic versus open inguinal hernia repair in children ≤3: a randomized controlled trial.Pediatric surgery international · 2017Trial
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- Is percutaneous internal ring suturing (PIRS) a safe option for adolescent inguinal hernia repair? A comparative analysis.Pediatric surgery international · 2026Article
- Comparing Outcomes of Single-Incision Laparoscopic Herniorrhaphy in Newborns and Infants.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Comparison of laparoscopic percutaneous internal ring suturing method and open inguinal hernia repair in children under 3 months of age.Turkish journal of surgery · 2021Article
- Long-term outcomes of pediatric laparoscopic needled-assisted inguinal hernia repair: A 10-year experience.Journal of pediatric surgery · 2021Article
- Letter to the Editor concerning: "Inguinal hernia in neonates and ex-preterm: complications, timing and need for routine contralateral exploration".Pediatric surgery international · 2019Article
- Comparison of laparoscopic hernia repair and open herniotomy in children: a retrospective cohort study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2017Article
- Twenty-year experience with laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair in infants and children: considerations and results on 1833 hernia repairs.Surgical endoscopy · 2017Article
- The laparoscopic approach for repair of indirect inguinal hernias in infants and children.Translational pediatrics · 2016Review
- Neonatal laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair: a 3-year experience.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2015Article
- Inguinal hernia in neonates and ex-preterm: complications, timing and need for routine contralateral exploration.Pediatric surgery international · 2015Article
- Management of inguinal hernia in premature infants: 10-year experience.Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons · 2015Article
- Our Laparoscopic Surgical Technique and Experience in Treating Pediatric Inguinal Hernia Over the Past Decade.Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric SurgeonsArticle
- Controversies regarding neonatal inguinal hernia.Journal of neonatal surgeryArticle
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Abstract
purposeThis retrospective study aims to evaluate the feasibility, safety and complication rate of laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair for small babies weighing 3 kg or less.
methodsA retrospective analysis was performed on the surgical charts of 67 infants (47 boys and 20 girls) weighing 3 kg or less who underwent laparoscopic hernia repair in a 3-year period. A regular 5-mm scope was used for visualization, and 2 or 3-mm instruments were used for the closure of the inner inguinal ring using 3/0 non-absorbable suture. The median weight at surgery was 2,600 g (range 1,450-3,000 g). All except three were premature.
resultsOf the 67 infants, 15 (22.3 %) presented with an irreducible hernia. In three cases of irreducible hernias, we also performed a transumbilical appendectomy at the end of the hernia repair. Minor problems related with anesthesia were noted in four cases. Hernia recurrence was observed in three patients (4.4 %). No cases of testicular atrophy occurred. In 10 boys, we observed 12 cases of high testes, only 4 testes requiring subsequent orchiopexy.
conclusionsLaparoscopic inguinal hernia repair for babies weighing 3 kg or less is feasible, safe and perhaps even less technically demanding than open inguinal herniotomy.
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