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ArticleAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2021

Is the open approach superior to the laparoscopic hernia repair in children? A retrospective comparative study.

Raed N Al-Taher, Ibrahim A Khrais, Suhib Alma'aitah, Abdulhakim A Al Saiad, Abdullah A Al-Abboodi, Osama M Saleh, Nesreen Dwekat, Huthaifa W Almaaitah, Zean M Bello, Mohammad Z Rashdan

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Article in Annals of medicine and surgery (2012), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07252999 (Transection Versus Reduction of Hernia Sac in Open Pediatric Inguinal Hernia Repair), which is not on this map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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Transection Versus Reduction of Hernia Sac in Open Pediatric Inguinal Hernia Repair: A Randomized Controlled Trial Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorPiyanuch LormuangthongRan2025 to 2027Enrolled40ConditionsInguinal Hernia RepairArmsHernia sac transection, hernia sac reduction
3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Raed N Al-TaherDepartment of General Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Ibrahim A KhraisDepartment of General Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Suhib Alma'aitahDepartment of General Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Abdulhakim A Al SaiadDepartment of General Surgery, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Abdullah A Al-AbboodiDepartment of General Surgery, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Osama M SalehDepartment of General Surgery, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Nesreen DwekatDepartment of General Surgery, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Huthaifa W AlmaaitahDepartment of General Surgery, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Zean M BelloDepartment of General Surgery, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Mohammad Z RashdanDepartment of General Surgery, Division of GI Surgery, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
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Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFor many years now, inguinal hernia repair in children has been done either by the open approach or laparoscopically with laparoscopy having the edge in terms of cosmesis and postoperative pain. However, recent studies have called for a return of the open approach as it had a comparable result to laparoscopy with lesser cost. This study aims to compare the outcomes of the two approaches at our institution.

methodsThis is a retrospective analysis of the prospectively collected data of all patients aged between 6 months and 13 years who underwent open or laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair in the period between January 2017 and July 2019 at our institution.

results155 patients were included in the study. 100 (64.5%) underwent open inguinal repair while 55 (35.5%) were done laparoscopically. There was no significant difference in the postoperative complications between the open and laparoscopic groups (

conclusionsLaparoscopic inguinal hernia repair in children is a feasible and reproducible procedure. It permits the evaluation of the contralateral groin without further incisions. In our study, laparoscopy was superior in terms of operative time in bilateral hernias and the time to recovery. Finally, an added benefit to laparoscopy is that it offers more training opportunities for fellows and residents to improve their laparoscopic skills.

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ChildrenInguinal herniaLaparoscopyOpen repairPediatric surgery

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