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 …

Inguinal hernia repair is one of the most frequently performed surgical procedures in
pediatric patients. An inguinal hernia does not resolve spontaneously and must be repaired …

Aim To determine if follow-up by consultant pediatric surgeons (CPS) affects morbidity due
to incarceration (INC) in children with indirect inguinal hernia (IH). Methods We educate …

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 …

Purpose The optimal approach for pediatric inguinal hernia repair continues to be debated.
We conducted a regional retrospective study to assess rates of recurrence and …

Methods From 2005 to 2008, 402 children with inguinal hernias were operated on by one
surgeon. A retrospective survey of their charts was carried out to evaluate the demographics …

PURPOSE: This study, by its mere size and uniformity (1 pediatric surgeon), aims to
corroborate or refute the teachings and myths of the pediatric inguinal hernia. METHODS …

Purpose This is so far the largest series of recurrences after laparoscopic inguinal hernia
repair. Methods Video documents of 1,071 laparoscopic inguinal hernia repairs were …

Inguinal hernia repair is one of the most frequently performed surgical procedure in pediatric
patients. An inguinal hernia does not resolve spontaneously and must be repaired because …

Purpose Inguinal hernia repair (IHR) remains the most common procedure in pediatric
surgery. Although postoperative sequelae are well described, we examined if prematurity …