CLINICAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR LAPAROSCOPIC INGUINAL HERNIA REPAIR IN CHILDREN
Abstract:
Laparoscopic surgery (LS) for surgical repair of inguinal hernia (IH) in children tends to be
performed routinely, with some advantages over the conventional open surgery. The purpose of this
paper is to assess cases of patients that have undergone surgery for HI repair. The medical charts of LS
patients were studied retrospectively. Of the 46 patients included in the study, 60.8 % were aged < 7
years old, 41.30 % came from urban areas, 27 patients presented with bilateral IH, 14 had various
comorbidities, 8 exhibited different postoperative complications, and the average length of stay was 3.69
days. LS was significantly more common in patients < 7 years of age, coming from urban areas (p
0.001), who exhibited significantly more frequent pre- and postoperative complications (p 0.04 and p
0.03, respectively). Unilateral IH, regardless of patient age, was found to develop fewer complications
(p 0.03) and to require fewer days of hospital stay (p 0.008). Therefore, it can be concluded that LS is a
safe procedure, with few complications and short length of hospital stay.
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