TITLE:
Current Trends in the Management of Inguinal Hernia in Children
AUTHORS:
Nick Zavras, Alexia Christou, Evangelos Misiakos, Christos Salakos, Anestis Charalampopoulos, Dimitrios Schizas, Anastasios Machairas
KEYWORDS:
Inguinal Hernia, Children, Management
JOURNAL NAME:
International Journal of Clinical Medicine,
Vol.5 No.13,
July
15,
2014
ABSTRACT: Inguinal hernia
repairs in one of the most common surgical procedures in the pediatric
population. Its diagnosis is made easily and the repair is usually performed by
open surgery and with low complications rates. However, a substantial number of
topics concerning anesthetic management, the precise time of operation
especially in premature and high-risk infants, and the need of contralateral
exploration have not yet been resolved. Recently, the introduction of
laparoscopic repair seems to play a significant role regarding the safety, the
examination and possible simultaneously repair of the contralateral groin, and
the better cosmetic results. In this review, the current trends of the above
mentioned topics will be discussed.