Laparoscopic versus open inguinal hernia repair in children ≤3: a randomized controlled trial

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• 作者：Colin D. Gause ; Maria G. Sacco Casamassima ; Jingyan Yang…
• 关键词：Pediatric ; Inguinal hernia repair ; Laparoscopy ; MIS ; SEAL ; Outcomes
• 刊名：Pediatric Surgery International
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：March 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：33
• 期：3
• 页码：367-376
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• 刊物类别：Medicine
• 刊物主题：Pediatrics; Surgery; Pediatric Surgery;
• 出版者：Springer Berlin Heidelberg
• ISSN：1437-9813
• 卷排序：33

文摘

PurposeLaparoscopy is being increasingly applied to pediatric inguinal hernia repair. In younger children, however, open repair remains preferred due to concerns related to anesthesia and technical challenges. We sought to assess outcomes after laparoscopic and open inguinal hernia repair in children less than or equal to 3 years.