Comparison of percutaneous extraperitoneal closure (LPEC) and open repair for pediatric inguinal hernia: experience of a single institution with over 1000 cases

Comparison of percutaneous extraperitoneal closure (LPEC) and open repair for pediatric inguinal hernia: experience of a single institution with over 1000 cases

Background Recently, laparoscopic percutaneous extraperitoneal closure (LPEC) for pediatric inguinal hernia has become more popular. The aim of this study was to compare LPEC with open repair (OR) performed in one institution. Methods In total, 1050 patients underwent OR from July 2003 to June 2008,...

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Veröffentlicht in:Surgical endoscopy 2016-04, Vol.30 (4), p.1466-1472
Hauptverfasser: Miyake, Hiromu, Fukumoto, Koji, Yamoto, Masaya, Nouso, Hiroshi, Kaneshiro, Masakatsu, Nakajima, Hideaki, Koyama, Mariko, Urushihara, Naoto
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Sprache:eng
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Abdominal Surgery
Asymptomatic
Child, Preschool
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Gastroenterology
Gynecology
Hepatology
Hernia, Inguinal - surgery
Hernias
Herniorrhaphy - methods
Humans
Infant
Laparoscopy
Laparoscopy - methods
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Operative Time
Pediatrics
Peritoneum
Proctology
Retrospective Studies
Surgeons
Surgery
Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:Background Recently, laparoscopic percutaneous extraperitoneal closure (LPEC) for pediatric inguinal hernia has become more popular. The aim of this study was to compare LPEC with open repair (OR) performed in one institution. Methods In total, 1050 patients underwent OR from July 2003 to June 2008, and 1017 patients underwent LPEC from July 2008 to June 2013. The mean follow-up period was 100 months in OR and 40 months in LPEC ( p  
ISSN:0930-2794
1432-2218
DOI:10.1007/s00464-015-4354-z