Although the increased occurrence of inguinal hernias (IH) in premature children is well
known, its incidence in the very low birth weight (VLBW,< 1,500 g) subpopulation has not …

Purpose Indications for laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair in infants and children remain
controversial. The purpose of this study is to compare clinical features and outcome of …

Purpose We aimed to compare laparoscopic hernia repair and open hernia repair in
recurrent cases after first open repair according to the length of time taken to perform the …

Purpose: This study was done to identify risk factors for metachronous manifestation of
contralateral inguinal hernia in patients with unilateral inguinal hernia. Methods …

Purpose Despite the frequency with which inguinal hernia repairs (IHR) are performed, the
real-world comparative effectiveness of laparoscopic versus open repairs is not well …

In India, due to the limited pediatric surgical services available, the majority of the patients
with indirect inguinal hernia (IIH) are managed by general surgeons. Between January 1986 …

Background The role of laparoscopy in pediatric inguinal hernia (IH) is still controversial.
The authors reported their twenty-year experience in laparoscopic IH repair in children …

Purpose Inguinal hernias have been reported in as many as 10–30% premature neonates,
making inguinal herniorrhaphy (IHR) one of the most commonly performed surgical …

BACKGROUND: Inguinal herniorrhaphy is the most common general surgical procedure
performed in children. The presence of a contralateral patent processus vaginalis forms the …

Laparoscopic hernia repairs are used increasingly in children. The purpose of this single-
center cohort observational research study was to analyze the outcome of children treated …