[The herniotomy operation in the treatment of congenital inguinal hernia].
--203 cases of congenital inguinal hernia operated with Mitchell-Banks technique have been studied. Just over half the patients were less than 1-year old; 48% were males; right inguinal hernia (53%) predominated, while 13% presented bilateral hernia. Post-operative hospitalization was 1-3 days in 73% of cases. Fever was observed in 86% of the children but it never lasted more than 2 days. 81 patients presented scrotal haematoma. Mortality was nil. Long-term follow-up showed that only 1% had suffered a recurrence. As a result of all these advantages and the low hospitalization (one day surgery), the technique is recommended for the treatment of infant inguinal hernia.
D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000151:congenital*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012008:Recurrence
L'intervento di erniotomia nel trattamento delle ernie inguinali congenite