ArticleSurgery today2017
Modified Marcy repair for indirect inguinal hernia in children: a 24-year single-center experience of 6826 pediatric patients.
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- Outcomes from a new modified single needle laparoscopic percutaneous extraperitoneal closure and cut off for pediatric inguinal hernia.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Comparison of Percutaneous Internal Ring Suturing (PIRS) versus Open Ligation of the Patent Processus Vaginalis for the Treatment of Communicating Pediatric Hydrocele.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Is Laryngeal Mask a Good Alternative in Children Undergoing Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair with Percutaneous Internal Ring Suturing Under and Over Two Years Old?Turkish journal of anaesthesiology and reanimation · 2023Article
- Comparison of laparoscope-assisted single-needle laparoscopic percutaneous extraperitoneal closure versus open repair for pediatric inguinal hernia.BMC surgery · 2022Article
- Comparison of Surgical Outcomes of Laparoscopic Glue and Laparoscopic Suture Hernioplasty in Pediatric Female Inguinal Hernia.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Transumbilical Single-Site Laparoscopic Intraperitoneal Closure of the Internal Inguinal Ring for Pediatric Inguinal Hernia.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Article
- Analysis on Influencing Factors of Recurrence after Indirect Inguinal Hernia Laparoscopic Surgery.Journal of healthcare engineering · 2022Article
- 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
- Adrenal Rests in the Uro-genital Tract of an Adult Population.Endocrine pathology · 2021Article
- Learning Curve for Laparoscopic Repair of Pediatric Inguinal Hernia Using Percutaneous Internal Ring Suturing.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Single-incision approach for bilateral inguinal hernia repair in children: A retrospective study.Medicine · 2020Observational
- Laparoscopic versus open repair for inguinal hernia in children: a retrospective cohort study.Surgery today · 2019Article
- A rare content of congenital inguinal hernia: a case report of splenogonadal fusion.BMC pediatrics · 2019Article
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Abstract
purposeTo evaluate the management and outcomes of modified Marcy repair for inguinal hernia in a large series of children.
methodsWe analyzed the case records of 6826 pediatric patients who underwent surgery for inguinal hernia between January, 1991 and January, 2015 at Split University Hospital in Croatia. The following parameters were examined: sex, age, location of the hernia, intraoperative or postoperative complications, recurrence, and surgical method.
resultsThe 6826 patients included 4751 boys and 2075 girls operated on for inguinal hernia. The mean age was 3.5 years, and mean followup was 14 years. Right-side predominance was noted with 59.50 % right hernia repairs, 33.72 % left hernia repairs, and 6.78 % bilateral hernia repairs. There were 6410 (93.90 %) elective procedures and 416 (6.10 %) emergency procedures for incarceration. The mean duration of surgery was 26 min (14-90 min), and the mean hospital stay was 1 day. Marcy repair was the most commonly performed operation (95.76 %), whereas Ferguson's technique was performed in only 3.98 % of the children. The overall recurrence rate was 0.43 %, with a recurrence rate of 0.36 % for Marcy repair and 1.83 % for Ferguson repair (p = 0.0003).
conclusionModified Marcy hernia repair is a safe and effective procedure for inguinal hernia in children with excellent outcomes and a low incidence of recurrence.
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