ArticleFrontiers in pediatrics2017
Learning Curves for Laparoscopic Repair of Inguinal Hernia and Communicating Hydrocele in Children.
Article in Frontiers in pediatrics, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04628455 (Needlescopic Inversion and Snaring for Inguinal Hernia in Girls Using 1.6-mm Instruments), which is not on this map. Cited by 17 papers.
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Needlescopic Inversion and Snaring for Inguinal Hernia in Girls Using 1.6-mm Instruments
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17 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Learning Curve Analysis of Laparoscopic Intracorporeal Sac Transection and Purse-String Suture for Pediatric Inguinal Hernia Repair.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- Single port laparoscopic umbilical fold reinforcement surgery reduces the postoperative recurrence rate of pediatric giant inguinal hernia.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Modifications of surgical techniques in laparoscopic percutaneous extraperitoneal closure of inguinal ring for childhood inguinal hernia to achieve zero recurrence and zero subcutaneous stitch granuloma.Pediatric surgery international · 2024Article
- 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
- Characterization of technical skill progress in a standardized rabbit model for training in laparoscopic duodenal atresia repair.Surgical endoscopy · 2022Article
- Laparoscopic Hernia Repair with the Extraperitoneal Approach versus Open Hernia Repair in Pediatric Inguinal Hernia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Transumbilical Single-Site Laparoscopic Intraperitoneal Closure of the Internal Inguinal Ring for Pediatric Inguinal Hernia.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Article
- Inguinal hernia repair in inpatient children: a nationwide analysis of German administrative data.BMC surgery · 2021Article
- High recurrence rate of children's inguinal hernia after percutaneous internal ring suturing: a single-center study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2021Article
- Learning Curve for Laparoscopic Repair of Pediatric Inguinal Hernia Using Percutaneous Internal Ring Suturing.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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- Modified percutaneous internal ring suturing with peritoneal injury in children: matched comparison to open hernia repair.Surgical endoscopy · 2021Article
- Pediatric inguinal hernia treated by single-port laparoscopic water injection hernia crochet needle.Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques · 2020Article
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Abstract
introductionWe analyzed the department and surgeon learning curves during implementation of the percutaneous internal ring suturing (PIRS) technique in our department.
methodsChildren proposed for inguinal hernia or communicating hydrocele repair were included (
resultsDepartment-centered analysis revealed that perioperative complications, conversion, and ipsilateral recurrence rates were higher in the beginning, reaching the benchmarks when each surgeon performed, at least, 35 laparoscopic repairs. Postoperative complications and metachronous hernia rates were independent from learning curves, with the metachronous hernia rate being significantly lower in PIRS patients. During the program, the percentage of males in those operated by PIRS progressively increased reaching the percentage of males, in our sample, when department operated over 230 cases.
conclusionThirty-five laparoscopic cases per surgeon are required for perioperative complications, conversion, and ipsilateral recurrence reach the benchmark. The gap between the percentage of males, in those operated by PIRS and in those proposed for surgery, monitors the confidence of the team in the program.
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