Comparison of laparoscopic percutaneous internal ring suturing method and open inguinal hernia repair in children under 3 months of age
TURKISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY, vol.37, no.3, pp.215-221, 2021 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 37 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 2021
- Doi Number: 10.47717/turkjsurg.2021.5157
- Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY
- Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Page Numbers: pp.215-221
- Keywords: Infant, inguinal hernia, laparoscopy, WEIGHING 5 KG, EXTRAPERITONEAL CLOSURE, HERNIORRHAPHY, EXPERIENCE, HERNIOTOMY
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Objective: Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair in younger infants has not been completely accepted worldwide. The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and feasiblity of laparoscopic percutaneous internal ring suturing method in children aged younger than 3 months and compare the recurrence and complication rates with open repair; which may still be mentioned as the gold standard procedure.