Percutaneous hernia repair in children: Safe to introduce

Background and objective: In 2014 we introduced percutaneous internal ring suture as an alternative to open surgery for the treatment of inguinal hernia. This study aims to evaluate the introduction of the procedure at our institution. Methods: In total, 100 consecutive patients operated with percutaneous internal ring suture were compared with 100 consecutive patients operated with open surgery. The patients were operated from August 2014 until November 2017. Patient demographics, clinical history, operative time, time in theater, and postoperative complications were extracted from charts. Results: The mean operative time for percutaneous internal ring suture was 26.54 min and for open surgery 39.94 min, P