Analysis of the efficacy of laparoscopic high hernia sac ligation in adolescent indirect hernia.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Inguinal hernias are a common disease that may present at all ages. Adolescents are a unique patient population between children and adults. The etiology and the surgical treatment strategies of adolescent indirect hernias are not clear. Specifically, whether these kinds of hernias should be treated by high ligation or mesh repair remains controversial. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of laparoscopic high hernia sac ligation in adolescent indirect hernia.

Methods

The data of adolescent patients who underwent laparoscopic high hernia sac ligation at the The First People's Hospital of Foshan,China, from January 2012 to December 2019 were analyzed retrospectively. Data collected included their age, gender, weight, surgical method, hernia ring diameter, operation tim

SUBMITTER: Fan G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10265881 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature