ArticleAnnals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England2024
Comparison of long-term outcomes of laparoscopic percutaneous internal ring suturing and classic open approach for inguinal hernia repair in children.
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- Laparoscopic percutaneous extraperitoneal closure versus open repair in pediatric inguinal hernia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative outcomes.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Current Perspectives on the Contralateral Patent Processus Vaginalis: What About the Other Side?Cureus · 2026Review
- Efficacy of transumbilical single-port and two-port laparoscopy in the treatment of pediatric inguinal hernia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Review
- Evaluation of the feasibility and clinical benefits of day-case laparoscopic percutaneous internal ring suturing for pediatric inguinal hernia in a single institution.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
- Anatomical variations of the inguinal canal and their impact on laparoscopic hernia repair in male children: a visual classification study.Pediatric surgery international · 2025Article
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Abstract
introductionInguinal hernia repair is one of the most common surgeries in children. Recently, the use of minimally invasive techniques for inguinal hernia repair has increased in children. Laparoscopic percutaneous internal ring suturing (PIRS) is a technique described for paediatric inguinal hernia repair. The primary objective of this study is to demonstrate the efficacy and reliability of PIRS in paediatric patients through a comparative analysis with an open method.
methodsBetween January 2017 and June 2023, records of patients who underwent surgery for inguinal hernia were retrospectively reviewed. In total 126 patients were included in the study. They were divided into two groups: 33 patients underwent PIRS (group 1) and 93 patients underwent open repair (group 2). Operation time, cost and complications were compared.
resultsThe mean age of the 126 patients was 3.23 ± 2.4 years. The mean unilateral operative time was 25.13 ± 5.32min in group 1 and 30.28 ± 4.73min in group 2, and there was a statistically significant difference in operative time (
conclusionsPIRS offers a safe, easy-to-learn method with low complication rates. PIRS has a distinct advantage over open surgical repair because of its capacity to evaluate the contralateral inguinal ring.
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