Introduction Inguinal hernia repair represents the most common operation in childhood;
however, consensus about the optimal management is lacking. Hence, recommendations …

Inverse probability of treatment weighting is a popular propensity score-based approach to
estimate marginal treatment effects in observational studies at risk of confounding bias. A …

Background Surgical repair is recommended for all children with inguinal hernia due to fear
of incarceration. The aim of this study was to assess the risk of incarceration and …

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 …

Importance Inguinal hernia repair in preterm infants is common and is associated with
considerable morbidity. Whether the inguinal hernia should be repaired prior to or after …

Background The optimal timing of repair for inguinal hernia in premature infants remains a
controversial topic. Our objective was to assess the clinical effects of inguinal hernia repair …

Introduction Inguinal hernia repairs (IHR) are commonly performed by pediatric surgeons in
the United States. The operative approach depends on surgeon preference with no …

Abstract Objective This study utilized ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence program based on
large language models, to explore controversial issues in pediatric inguinal hernia surgery …

Inguinal hernia is a common problem affecting infants in the NICU. As a group, preterm
infants have the highest incidence of inguinal hernia and this risk increases as gestational …

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 …