Complications of inguinal hernia repair in children: A tertiary hospital experience

Emeka, Chukwubuike Kevin

doi:10.3126/jkmc.v9i2.35527

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“…Suture abscesses may require additional postoperative wound care and lead to poor cosmetic results. While suture abscess was more common in a study [9], it was reported that scrotal edema and hematoma were common in another study [27,35]. In another series, wound infection was the most common complication [15].…”

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Analysis of inguinal hernia in children: Experience of a single institution with 1185 cases

Dursun

Öztaş

2022

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Purpose: In this study, we aimed to give an overview of inguinal hernia in children, recognize the experiences of our clinic and compare them with the literature.Methods: A total of 1185 patients who underwent inguinal hernia repair between August 2016 and February 2022 were included in this study. Patients' age, gender, inguinal hernia type, hernia side, incarceration, contralateral hernia formation, recurrence and other related complications were evaluated. Results: Of the patients, 71% were male, and 29% were female (2.44:1). Patients’ ages ranged from five days to 17 years (mean 51 ± 42 months). Hernia was on the right side in 58.6% patients, on the left side in 30.3% patients, and bilateral in 11.1% patients. Contralateral hernia developed in 2.6% of the patients and there was no difference between gender regarding incidence (p>0.05). Postoperative complications developed in 5.2% of the patients. All eight patients who developed hernia recurrence were male. The proportion of patients who were operated on for incarcerated hernia was 1.7%. Conclusion: There was no difference between the genders regarding the percentage of sides (p>0.05). The rate of recurrent hernia was higher under the age of one. We found that the rate of incarceration increased with low gestational age. We conclude that routine contralateral inguinal exploration is not indicated. The complication rate is higher in patients with multiple comorbidities in hernia patients.

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Analysis of inguinal hernia in children: Experience of a single institution with 1185 cases

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2022

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“…Chukwubuike (14) reported an incidence of 26% for scrotal edema, which was the most common complication after inguinal hernia repair. Lebeau et al (15) reported an incidence rate of 2.78% for postoperative hematoma.…”

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Strangulated Inguinal Hernia in Mansoura: Clinico-Epidemiological Study

2024

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine

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Background: Because of a weakening in the muscular structure of the wall of the abdomen, an abdominal wall hernia is a protrusion of the abdominal tissues or organs that occurs in the abdominal cavity. Aim: To report our current practice in Mansoura for strangulated inguinal hernia to identify incidence, types, methods of repair and risk factors related to postoperative complications. Patients and methods: This prospective observational research was conducted on 183 patients of irreducible inguinal hernia who presented with irreducible inguinal hernia and they were admitted to Mansoura University Emergency Hospital and Mansoura International Hospital. Results: The mean duration of the surgical procedure was 84.07 minutes. ICU admission was required in only two patients (2.8%), the duration of hospitalization ranged between 3 and 7 days. Regarding postoperative complications, scrotal edema was the most common complication (29.2%). Other early complications included seroma formation (8.3%), paralytic ileus (6.9%), superficial wound infection (5.6%), hematoma (1.4%), and leakage (1.4%). Only one patient had postoperative mortality (1.4%), one patient required hospital readmission (1.4%), and one patient required surgical intervention for peritonitis secondary to leakage from the anastomotic site (1.4%). Recurrence in 6 months postoperative was encountered in eight patients (11.1%) Conclusion: The incidence of strangulation is 39.3% among patients presented with irreducible inguinal hernia. The prevalence of heavy manual work, diabetes mellitus was statistically significantly higher in the irreducible strangulated cases. No significant differences were detected between the mesh and anatomical repairs groups regarding postoperative complications.

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Complications of inguinal hernia repair in children: A tertiary hospital experience

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Analysis of inguinal hernia in children: Experience of a single institution with 1185 cases

Analysis of inguinal hernia in children: Experience of a single institution with 1185 cases

Strangulated Inguinal Hernia in Mansoura: Clinico-Epidemiological Study

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