ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2022
The Status of Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Surgery in Children: A Nationwide Assessment.
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- Extraperitoneal repair using modified single-port mini-nephroscopy for pediatric hydrocele: surgical outcomes in 65 children.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Diverse surgical techniques for laparoscopic transumbilical intraperitoneal suturing of the internal ring in male pediatric patients.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Single-incision laparoscopic herniorrhaphy needle treatment for pediatric inguinal hernia: Surgical outcome, postoperative complications, and serum inflammation effects.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2025Article
- Ureteroinguinal hernia: an added advantage for laparoscopy in the management of inguinal hernia-a case report.Frontiers in surgery · 2024Article
- Perioperative management of infant inguinal hernia surgery; a review of the recent literature.Paediatric anaesthesia · 2023Review
- Nationwide trends of laparoscopic pyloromyotomy in patients with infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis in Germany: A slow path forward.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Article
- No Reason to Use Mesh in Groin Hernia Repair in Adolescents.Journal of abdominal wall surgery : JAWS · 2023Review
- To use a simple hernia needle for single-port laparoscopic percutaneous inguinal hernia repair in children: a 5-year experience study.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Article
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Abstract
Inguinal hernia repair (IHR) is a common procedure in childhood. Laparoscopic IHR has been evolving for the last three decades. Although clear advantages have been shown, adaptation in Germany has been slow. We aim to study the current status of pediatric laparoscopic IHR. A survey was sent to all 89 pediatric surgical departments in Germany on current practices and preferences of open versus laparoscopic IHR. Two nationwide databases of administrative claims data from 2019 were analyzed and correlated with responses from the survey. A total of 56% of the pediatric surgical departments supplied data through the quality reports. The recall of our survey was 58% of all pediatric surgery departments. According to the pooled data, laparoscopic IHR was performed in 8.2% of all inpatients treated. Laparoscopic IHR was considered a training procedure in 48% of the departments. Five different laparoscopic techniques were described (most commonly percutaneous closure of the hernia under laparoscopic vision). The choice between open and laparoscopic IHR was mainly determined by the child's age. Currently, only a minority of German children undergo inguinal hernia repair by laparoscopy. More training opportunities in the form of hands-on and video workshops may lead to more widespread employment of the laparoscopic technique.
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