ReviewIndian journal of pediatrics2017
Choice of Repairing Inguinal Hernia in Children: Open Versus Laparoscopy.
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- Laparoscopic vs. laparoscopically assisted pediatric inguinal hernia repair: a systematic review.Pediatric surgery international · 2023Pooled it
- Laparoscopic versus open repair of groin hernias in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2019Pooled it
- Anatomical variations of the inguinal canal and their impact on laparoscopic hernia repair in male children: a visual classification study.Pediatric surgery international · 2025Article
- Inguinal hernioplasty in children-open or laparoscopic?: A retrospective cohort study of 1,072 cases.Pediatric surgery international · 2024Observational
- Laparoscopic paediatric inguinal hernia repair: lessons learned from 102 cases.Irish journal of medical science · 2023Observational
- Comparison of Two Laparoscopic Techniques in Management of Pediatric Inguinal Hernias.Journal of laparoendoscopic & advanced surgical techniques. Part A · 2022Article
- The Status of Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Surgery in Children: A Nationwide Assessment.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Transumbilical Single-Site Laparoscopic Intraperitoneal Closure of the Internal Inguinal Ring for Pediatric Inguinal Hernia.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Article
- The Operative Time for Unilateral Inguinal Hernia Repair in Children Performed with Percutaneous Internal Ring Suturing (PIRS) or Open Approach Method.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Risk factors influencing ascending testis after laparoscopic percutaneous extraperitoneal closure for pediatric inguinal hernia and hydrocele.Pediatric surgery international · 2021Article
- Characteristics and treatments for pediatric ordinary and incarcerated inguinal hernia based on gender: 12-year experiences from a single center.BMC surgery · 2021Article
- Effect of different routes of administration on early cognitive function following inguinal hernia repair.American journal of translational research · 2021Article
- Individualized treatment of pediatric inguinal hernia reduces adolescent recurrence rate: an analysis of 3006 cases.Surgery today · 2020Article
- Pediatric inguinal hernia treated by single-port laparoscopic water injection hernia crochet needle.Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques · 2020Article
- Laparoscopic versus open repair for inguinal hernia in children: a retrospective cohort study.Surgery today · 2019Article
- Comparison of laparoscopic and open pediatric inguinal hernia repairs at two institutions.Pediatric surgery international · 2018Article
- Recent Advances and Controversies in Pediatric Surgery.Indian journal of pediatrics · 2017Article
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Abstract
Inguinal hernia is a common disorder of childhood that requires surgical repair at diagnosis. Traditionally, it is operated upon by open inguinal incision. However, with the introduction of laparoscopic repair in 1990, opinion of scientific community is divided concerning the best method of pediatric herniotomy. Educated parents, who long to have the choicest of the best, often gather information from internet and prefer to discuss their concerns with primary care physicians. This descriptive review is intended to provide practicing pediatricians with updated evidence-based information which will enable them to counsel parents regarding the choice of hernia repair. Based on careful analysis of current literature, unacceptable standards are defined in this paper and rationalized recommendations are proposed. Laparoscopy appears to be beneficial in bilateral hernia of girls, giant hernia, recurrence following failed open repair and in hernia associated with undescended testis or ambiguous genitalia. On the other hand, open herniotomy appears to be advantageous in male inguinal hernia, unilateral female hernia, premature newborns, failed laparoscopic repair and in hernia associated with serious co-morbidity.
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