A comparative study of the single-site laparoscopic herniorrhaphy using needle instruments and double-site laparoscopic herniorrhaphy in the minimally invasive treatment of inguinal hernias in children.

A comparative study of the single-site laparoscopic herniorrhaphy using needle instruments and double-site laparoscopic herniorrhaphy in the minimally invasive treatment of inguinal hernias in children. Exp Ther Med. 2018 Mar;15(3):2896-2900 Authors: Wang F, Liu S, Shen Y, Chen J Abstract The clinical effect of the single-site laparoscopic herniorrhaphy (SSLH) using needle instruments and double-site laparoscopic herniorrhaphy (DSLH) in the treatment of inguinal hernias in children were compared. A total of 1,010 children with inguinal hernias who were treated in Chao-Yang Hospital from March 2011 to December 2014 were selected. According to the operation method, these children were divided into the single-site group using needle instruments (n=508) and the traditional double-site group (n=502). The clinical indexes of the two groups were compared. All the clinical indexes (operation time, intraoperative blood loss, time of off-bed and discharge time) in the single-site group using needle instruments were significantly lower than those in the traditional double-site group (P<0.001, <0.001, <0.001 and <0.003, respectively), but the incidence rates of postoperative complications and contralateral occult hernia were at the similar level (P=0.249 and 0.221, respectively), so the difference was statistically insignificant. Patients in the two groups were followed up for 2 years and there was no recurrece in children in the sin...
Source: Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine - Category: General Medicine Tags: Exp Ther Med Source Type: research