Pediatric Inguinal Hernia Repair
2014 laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair.
Pediatric inguinal hernia repair. Open repair of the pediatric inguinal hernia the patient should be placed on the operating table in a supine position with his or her legs slightly abducted. J pediatr surg 49 460 464. Pediatr surg int 18 153 156. This means you can go home the same day as the surgery.
Inguinal hernias are treated with surgery to repair the abdominal wall and place the intestines back in the abdominal cavity. Inguinal hernia is a type of ventral hernia that occurs when an intra abdominal structure such as bowel or omentum protrudes through a defect in the abdominal wall. Prompt surgical correction decreases the risk of incarceration strangulation and necrosis in children. This surgery takes between 30 minutes to 1 hour.
The lower abdomen and inguinoscrotal. After an inguinal hernia repair most children do not have problems with this again. Inguinal hernia repair is often an outpatient procedure. The most frequent surgery in pediatric practice is inguinal hernia 1 2 inguinal hernia is observed in 3 5 5 of full term neonates 3 inguinal hernia occurs predominantly in male patients 4 the recurrence was reported to be 0 68 4 in different studies 5 8.
Experience with 874 children. However if there are complications you may have to remain in the hospital until. Ing gwuh nl hernia repair is one of the most common operations that pediatric surgeons perform it is typically an outpatient procedure performed under general anesthesia in children. The care and operation for inguinal hernias in children differs from that in adults.
Shalaby r desoky a 2002 needlescopic inguinal hernia repair in children. A pediatric urology doctor a specialist in surgery of the urinary tract and reproductive organs of children will do your child s inguinal hernia repair. Indirect inguinal hernia repair is a common procedure for premature infants because of the frequency of a patent processus vaginalis. But rarely a hernia can come back and a surgeon will need to see your child again.
Today inguinal hernia repair is one of the most common pediatric operations performed. The type of surgical operation depends on the child s age health and whether their hernia is reducible or irreducible. How is an inguinal hernia treated in children.