A prospective study to assess the feasibility of single port laparoscopic needle assisted repair of pediatric inguinal hernias
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Abstract
Background: Congenital inguinal hernias are very common paediatric surgical conditions with incidence of 0.8 – 4.4% in children and up to 30% in preterm babies, which occur due to the failure of closure of the processus vaginalis. While the gold standard treatment remains to be open herniotomy, in the last two decades minimally invasive surgeries have revolutionized the hernia surgery and have evolved from 3 port to single port, intracorporeal knotting to extracorporeal knotting and 5 mm camera port to 3 mm camera port with multiple benefits.
Methodology: This is a prospective study conducted at a single tertiary care centre over 1 year. All the patients admitted under the Department of Paediatric Surgery, with a clinical and/or radiological diagnosis of inguinal hernia and planned for single port laparoscopic needle assisted repair were included in the study. Data was collected in terms of intra operative finding, duration of procedure, complications, pain and post operative hospital stay.
Results: A total of 40 patients were included in the study with a male predominance. Clinically majority were right inguinal hernia which was reducible. Intraoperatively, 7 cases of bilateral hernia were identified which were not detected pre operatively. 2 patients who underwent this procedure had complications and majority of the patients had mild pain.
Conclusion: Single port laparoscopic herniotomy is at par with gold standard open herniotomy in the paediatric population. This procedure has better cosmesis, lesser post operative pain, hospital stay and most importantly it could identify occult hernias.
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