title: Recurrences after inguinal herniotomy in children. Long time follow-up.
abstract: Three hundred consecutive children all under 18 years of age were treated for inguinal hernia by herniotomy by the same surgeon from 1970-1985. Hernioplasty was not performed. Seven patients had a recurrent hernia, i.e., a cumulative recurrence rate of three per cent after a median follow-up of 12 years (range 5-19). Five of seven (71%) recurred within five years after the operation, while only two recurred from the 5th to the 15th year. Long term follow-up is necessary to assess incidence of recurrence after inguinal herniotomy in children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Kalundborg General Hospital, Denmark.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Vibits
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pahle
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies