Purpose We aimed to describe the incidence, timing, and predictors of recurrence following
inguinal hernia repair (IHR) in children. Methods We used the TRICARE claims database, a …

Background/purpose This study provides epidemiologic data on the incidence of inguinal
hernia repair in preschool children using the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research …

Purpose The primary objective was to describe 30-day outcomes after primary inguinal
paediatric hernia repair. Methods Prospectively collected data from the National Patient …

Background Recurrence is the most important complication of inguinal hernia repair in
childhood, but little is known about its contributing factors. The aim of our study was to …

Routine inguinal hernia repair in the pediatric population has a low complication rate. Very
few complications are identified at follow-up, which brings into question the necessity of the …

Objective. This study reports the age and gender characteristics of children with inguinal
hernia repairs (International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification …

Results In this study, 269 children were included. Of all the patients, 237 (88.1%) were boys
and 32 (11.9%) were girls (P< 0.001). The median age at the first reference to the surgeon …

Background In adults, the gold standard for surgical repair of an inguinal hernia is a mesh
repair, whereas, in children, the standard is high ligation of the hernia sac. However …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine practice variability and compare
outcomes between early and delayed neonatal inguinal hernia repair (IHR). Methods …

Inguinal hernia repair is one of the most commonly performed surgical procedures in
children. However, a number of controversial issues, such as optimal timing and approach to …