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

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 Clinical observations showed a higher incidence rate of inguinal hernia (IH) in
preterm infants. In this study, we calculated the incidence rate of preterm IH from the …

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 …

Inguinal hernia repair in infants and babies is a routine operation, but many issues have not
been addressed scientifically. Thus, it is not known, eg, if all children with a hernia should be …

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 in infants is a routine surgical procedure. However, numerous issues,
including timing of the repair, the need to explore the contralateral groin, use of laparoscopy …

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 …

Purpose Inguinal hernias are common in premature infants, but there is substantial variation
with regards to timing of repair. We sought to quantify and explain this variation. Methods …

Purpose We implemented the individualized treatment (IT) regimen for children with inguinal
hernia and the Lichtenstein hernioplasty using an acellular tissue matrix patch (LHAP) for …