Background. Open surgery (OS) repair represents the standard treatment in inguinal hernia (IH) in children. Objectives. Clinical-evolutive assessment of IH repairs by OS between 2011-2013. Method. The evaluation criteria: age, origin area, length of stay (LoS), average cost of hospitalization (per day-ACHD, per patient-ACHP), complications. Results. 64 cases were evaluated: 45 (70,31%) younger than 7 years old, 33 (51,56%) originated from rural environment, 44 right side IH (4 strangulated, 5 scrotal-inguinal, 1 descend into labia), 20 left side IH (2 scrotal-inguinal, 2 descends into labia), 40 (62,5%) with LoS shorter than 5 days. The average LoS was 4,171 days. 2 cases required hematoma evacuation. There were recorded 8 postsurgical complications (5 hematomas, 3 scrotal edemas). ACHD was 326,70 RON, ACHP 1324,63 RON. There was found a high frequency of IH at