Background Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair in children is increasingly performed as it
allows contralateral inspection and potentially results in shorter operation time and less …

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

Purpose Hernia repair is one of the most common operations performed in children.
Traditionally, an open surgical approach has been utilized; however, laparoscopic 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 …

Surgical site infections (SSIs) are the most common healthcare-associated infections in
patients undergoing surgery. Various randomised control trials (RCTs) indicate that …

Purpose We compared the outcomes of laparoscopic surgery (LS) with those of open
surgery (OS) for unilateral and bilateral pediatric inguinal hernia. Methods Using a …

Aim: Since the first description of laparoscopic herniorrhaphy (LH), a lot of studies have
compared outcomes between LH and open herniorrhaphy (OH) with inconsistent results. We …

Purpose: Considerable debates exist regarding the preferable technique to repair a
paediatric inguinal hernia (PIH). This systematic review aims to compare the efficacy and …

This systematic review aims to compare the two major principles of laparoscopic pediatric
inguinal hernia repair: totally laparoscopic repairs (LR) and laparoscopically assisted …

Background Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair is one of the procedures most commonly
performed by paediatric surgeons. Current research on the learning curve for laparoscopic …