Open and Laparoscopic Hernia Repair. A Comparative Study

Ibrahim Khrais

Status: Completed

Conditions: Inguinal Hernia

Treatments: Procedure: hernia repair/ligation of the hernial sac

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05011786

67-2019-5771

Details and patient eligibility

About

A retrospective comparative study in a pediatric surgery center to compare the outcomes of 2 approaches of hernia repair in the pediatric population.

Full description

The investigators reviewed the records of all children who underwent open or laparoscopic hernia repair between January 2017 and July 2019 at the pediatric surgery center at the Jordan University Hospital. Data collection included the age, gender, laterality of the hernia, the surgical approach, duration of surgery, time to discharge and time to full recovery.

Enrollment: 155 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 6 months to 13 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All children within the age limit specified were included in the study

Exclusion criteria

• none

Trial design

155 participants in 2 patient groups

Open repair group

Description:

children with inguinal hernia who were repaired with open high ligation of the hernia sac through an inguinal incision.

Treatment:

Procedure: hernia repair/ligation of the hernial sac

Laparoscopic repair group

Description:

children with inguinal hernia who were repaired laparoscopically by closing the the PPV at the level of internal ring with a purse string suture

Treatment:

Procedure: hernia repair/ligation of the hernial sac