The surgical repair of inguinal hernia and hydrocele is one of the most common operations
performed in pediatric surgery practice. This article reviews current concepts in the …

Almost all groin hernias in children are indirect inguinal hernias and occur as a result of
incomplete closure of the processus vaginalis. The treatment is repair by high ligation of the …

PURPOSE: Laparoscopic herniorrhaphy (LH) has been evolved as a minimally invasive
technique for pediatric inguinal hernias (PIHs). Considerable debate exists regarding the …

Aims Open herniotomy with or without hernioscopy has been performed in our unit for a
decade. Since 2005 the laparoscopic repair was also introduced. The aims of this study …

Inguinal hernias are one of the most common congenital anomalies seen by pediatric
surgeons. The overall incidence ranges from 0.8% to 5.0% in full-term infants and up to …

Purpose The purpose of this 10-year review of data is to verify the effectiveness, safety, and
appropriate age group for using a multichannel scope during inguinal herniorrhaphy in …

Background After a manual reduction (MR) of an incarcerated inguinal hernia (IIH), it is
recommended that an open herniotomy (OH) be performed after a one-day delay because of …

Introduction Patent processus vaginalis (PPV) might be incidentally diagnosed during
laparoscopy. The aims of this study were to determine the prevalence and the natural history …

BACKGROUND: Transinguinal laparoscopy offers a safe and effective method for evaluating
the contralateral groin during unilateral inguinal hernia repair (UIHR). The purpose of this …

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 …