ArticleTherapeutics and clinical risk management2022
Percutaneous Internal Ring Suturing (PIRS) - The Benefits of Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair.
Article in Therapeutics and clinical risk management, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05702710 (Percutaneous Internal Ring Suturing is a Safe and Effective Method in the Minimal Invasive Treatment of Inguinal Hernia in Neonates), which is not on this map. Cited by 8 papers.
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Percutaneous Internal Ring Suturing is a Safe and Effective Method in the Minimal Invasive Treatment of Inguinal Hernia in Neonates
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- Rare findings of indirect inguinal hernia repair during laparoscopic PIRS technique in children: a two-center audit.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Open versus laparoscopic indirect inguinal hernia repair in children: a ten-year retrospective review of laparoscopic percutaneous internal ring suturing.Pediatric surgery international · 2025Article
- Comparison of low and standard pneumoperitoneum pressure in laparoscopic pediatric inguinal hernia repair.Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques · 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
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- Efficacy of a modified needle grasper for single-port laparoscopic hernia repair in children: a propensity score-matched analysis.Pediatric surgery international · 2023Article
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- Can One-port Laparoscopic Percutaneous Internal Ring Suturing Technique be an Alternative to Conventional Laparoscopic Repair for Female Inguinal Hernia? - A Nonrandomized Comparative Cohort Study.Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric SurgeonsArticle
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Abstract
introductionThe laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair in children using the PIRS technique is a well-established method. However, there are still opinions that this method does not bring more benefits than open surgery. PURPOSE: The study aims to demonstrate the benefits of laparoscopic technique over conventional, open techniques. PATIENTS AND
methodsWe conducted a retrospective study that included children aged 0-18 treated using the PIRS technique in 2008-2016. The control group consisted of patients treated with the traditional, open method of inguinal hernia repair. A total of 276 children were qualified for laparoscopic surgery, and there were 274 patients in the control group. A full laparoscopic procedure was performed on 247 patients. Assessment of the pathology of the internal inguinal ring was done in all patients during the laparoscopic procedure. Intraoperatively 79 children had bilateral inguinal hernia diagnosed, 133 right-sided inguinal herniae, and 57 left-sided inguinal herniae. The occurrence of hernia was not confirmed in 7 children, whereas 53 patients had open contralateral patent processus vaginalis. In a case of contralateral patent processus vaginalis, the repair was performed using the PIRS method.
resultsThe recurrence of the inguinal hernia was observed in 10 children in the laparoscopic group and in 5 cases in control group. The duration of the procedure was noted and compared to open inguinal hernia repair. There was a statistically shorter duration of the laparoscopic method. In the control group, there were 16 patients with a metachronous contralateral inguinal hernia.
conclusionThe laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair was associated with a better assessment of hernia pathology, shorter operative time, and lower risk of contralateral hernia repair.
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