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Eur J Pediatr Surg 2017; 27(06): 465-471
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1608685
Review Article
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair in Infants and Children: State-of-the-Art Technique

Ivy Hau-yee Chan
1   Department of Surgery, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong
2   Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
,
Paul Kwong-hang Tam
1   Department of Surgery, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong
2   Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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18 October 2017

24 October 2017

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22 November 2017 (online)

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Abstract

Pediatric inguinal hernia is one of the most common surgical conditions with open herniotomy being the gold standard of treatment. With the advances of laparoscopic surgery, it has emerged as an alternative to open repair with reported good results. However, laparoscopic hernia repair is not yet a routine procedure in many centers, and debate of laparoscopic versus open repair still exists. After 20 years of development of laparoscopic hernia repair, different techniques have been described with no consensus on the standard technique right now. This article reviews the latest updates of laparoscopic repair from the current evidence in the literature. Laparoscopic management of hernia in premature/small infants and hernia incarceration are also discussed here.

Keywords

inguinal hernia - pediatric - laparoscopic
 

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