title: Laparoscopic Surgical Glue Injection Hernioplasty: A Single-Institution Experience.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to provide clinical evidence supporting the safety and effectiveness of laparoscopic surgical glue injection hernioplasty (LSGIH) for indirect inguinal hernia repair in female patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  We conducted a prospective study of LSGIH beginning in January 2013. N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate was used as the surgical glue for closure of the hernia sac. Twenty-eight female patients with a mean age of 51.1 ± 35.3 months (24 days to 10 years) received LSGIH. The total number of LSGIH operations was 42, including bilateral inguinal hernioplasties.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Postoperatively, all the patients were discharged from the hospital within 24 hours without incident. The mean operation time for LSGIH was 41.0 ± 9.7 minutes (30-66 minutes). The mean follow-up period was 23.2 ± 8.3 months (14.6-38.2 months) up to now. There were no postoperative complications or recurrences during the follow-up period.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our prospective study supports LSGIH as a simple, safe, and useful technique for pediatric inguinal hernioplasty. This method required only one working port and one camera port. However, further clinical prospective trials, including male patients, should be performed to confirm the long-term safety and effectiveness of LSGIH.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Pediatric Surgery, Severance Children's Hospital, Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.|2 Department of Surgery, Konyang University Hospital, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Si Min
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Pediatric Surgery, Severance Children's Hospital, Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Nasser
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shukri
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Pediatric Surgery, Severance Children's Hospital, Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Eun Young
authors.initials: EY
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Pediatric Surgery, Severance Children's Hospital, Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: In Geol
authors.initials: IG
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Pediatric Surgery, Severance Children's Hospital, Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Seok Joo
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Han
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004659:Enbucrilate / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D059685:Herniorrhaphy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007267:Injections; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D061646:Operative Time; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D004659:Enbucrilate