title: Laparoscopic herniorrhaphy combined ligation of the hernial sac and suturation of the internal ring in children with indirect inguinal hernias.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To develop and evaluate the laparoscopic herniorrhaphy combined ligation of the hernial sac and suturation of the internal ring in children with indirect inguinal hernias.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty-one indirect hernias in consecutive 41 children with indirect hernias underwent the herniorrhaphy from January 2003 to August 2005. The general information, operating time, postoperative duration in hospital, duration return to normal activity, operative faults, and complications were collected.
  
  
  RESULTS
  No recurrence was found in the whole group of the patients during 1 month to 32 months follow-ups, 1 case complicated with postoperative hydrocele and 3 cases with inguinal pain.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The laparoscopic procedure combined ligation of the hernial sac and suturation of the internal ring is a brand new, feasible, reliable, and efficient herniorrhaphy for pediatric inguinal indirect hernias.
authors: Department of Minimally Invasive Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University Medical College, Shenzhen, China. lilwyn@hotmail.com
authors: Liu
authors: L
authors: Jialin
authors: Zhou
authors: Z
authors: Hanxin
authors: Yu
authors: Y
authors: Xiaofang
authors: Bao
authors: B
authors: Shiyun
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008026:Ligation / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013537:Sutures; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome