ArticleJournal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons2015
Management of inguinal hernia in premature infants: 10-year experience.
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- Risk of incarceration in children with inguinal hernia: a systematic review.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2019Pooled it
- Elective intraperitoneal procedures do not adversely impact paediatric ventriculoperitoneal shunt survival: 10-year retrospective cohort study.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2025Article
- Impact of Surgical Timing on Outcomes in Neonatal Inguinal Hernia Repairs: A Systematic Review.Pediatric reports · 2025Review
- Comparison of Recurrence and Complication Rates Following Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair among Preterm versus Full-Term Newborns: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Long-term outcomes of pediatric laparoscopic needled-assisted inguinal hernia repair: A 10-year experience.Journal of pediatric surgery · 2021Article
- The efficacy of laparoscopic intracorporeal linear suture technique as a strategy for reducing recurrences in pediatric inguinal hernia.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2017Article
- Awareness of Common Pediatric Surgical Entities among Practicing Indian Pediatricians.Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric SurgeonsArticle
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Abstract
aimDebatable issues in the management of inguinal hernia in premature infants remain unresolved. This study reviews our experience in the management of inguinal hernia in premature infants. MATERIALS AND
methodsRetrospective chart review of premature infants with inguinal hernia from 1999 to 2009. Infants were grouped into 2: Group 1 had repair (HR) just before discharge from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and Group 2 after discharge.
resultsEighty four premature infants were identified. None of 23 infants in Group 1 developed incarcerated hernia while waiting for repair. Of the 61 infants in Group 2, 47 (77%) underwent day surgery repair and 14 were admitted for repair. At repair mean postconceptional age (PCA) in Group1 was 39.5 ± 3.05 weeks. Mean PCA in Group 2 was 66.5 ± 42.73 weeks for day surgery infants and 47.03 ± 8.87 weeks for admitted infants. None of the 84 infants had an episode of postoperative apnea. Five (5.9%) infants presented subsequently with metachronous contralateral hernia and the same number of infants had hernia recurrence.
conclusionsDelaying HR in premature infants until ready for discharge from the NICU allows for repair closer to term without increasing the risk of incarceration. Because of low occurrence of metachronous hernia contralateral inguinal exploration is not justified. Day surgery HR can be performed in former premature infant if PCA is >47 weeks without increasing postoperative complications.
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