ArticleBMC surgery2021
Characteristics and treatments for pediatric ordinary and incarcerated inguinal hernia based on gender: 12-year experiences from a single center.
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- The impact of gender on pediatric surgical access and outcomes in Africa.Pediatric surgery international · 2025Pooled it
- Laparoscopic vs. laparoscopically assisted pediatric inguinal hernia repair: a systematic review.Pediatric surgery international · 2023Pooled it
- Comparisons of fentanyl and sufentanil on recovery time after inguinal hernia repair in children: a randomized clinical trial.BMC surgery · 2024Trial
- Childhood Inguinal, Femoral, and Abdominal Hernias in Low-Income Countries: Trends, Inequalities, and Projections to 2050.Pediatric surgery international · 2026Article
- Clinical analysis of laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal hernioplasty (TAPP) for incarcerated inguinal hernia.Medicine · 2026Article
- Development of an interpretable machine learning model for predicting intestinal necrosis in older patients with incarcerated hernia: A retrospective cohort study.The Journal of international medical research · 2026Article
- The disease burden of inguinal, femoral, and abdominal hernias in children from low- and middle-income countries, 1990-2023 with projections to 2050: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study.Translational pediatrics · 2026Article
- A 10-year review of pediatric inguinal hernia management at a tertiary center.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Surgical methods and outcomes of inguinal hernia repair in children, adolescents and young adults in a retrospective cohort study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundCongenital primary inguinal hernia is a common condition among children. Although much literature regarding inguinal hernia is available, large scale analysis are few, and rarely do they expand on gender difference or incarcerated hernias.
methodsPatients with unilateral or bilateral inguinal hernia who were admitted to our hospital and received open inguinal hernia repair (OIHR) or laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair (LIHR) under general anesthesia were included. LIHR was performed using single-site laparoscopic percutaneous extraperitoneal closure (SLPEC). Medical records were retrospectively collected and analyzed.
resultsA total of 12,190 patients were included in this study. The ratio of male to female was 4.8:1. There was a total of 10,646 unilateral hernias (87.3%) and 1544 bilateral hernias (12.7%), with a corresponding ratio of 6.9:1. 12,444 hernia repair surgeries, 11,083 (89.1%) OIHR and 1361 (10.9%) LIHR, were held. OIHR had a shorter operative time than LIHR for all unilateral and female bilateral repair, unlike for bilateral male repair. There was no difference between OIHR and LIHR for ipsilateral recurrent hernia in males. There was a difference between OIHR and LIHR for metachronous contralateral hernia. Incarcerated inguinal hernia was associated with longer operative time, hospital stay and higher hospital costs. Females and patients under 1 year were more likely to present with incarcerated hernia.
conclusionsOIHR should be considered for male patients, especially for unilateral and complete inguinal hernia. LIHR is highly recommended for female patients. For incarcerated hernia, attention should be paid to patients under 1 year old, as they can be 60 times more susceptible, and females. Surgeons should also be aware of ovary hernias in females.
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