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01-12-2024 | Inguinal Hernia | Original Article

Patent processus vaginalis: role of ultrasound in pediatric population with unilateral inguinal hernia and other predictors

Authors: Yehia S. Abdelmotaal, Heba Taher, Sherif Kaddah, Mohamed Elbarbary, Karam Elsayem

Published in: Pediatric Surgery International | Issue 1/2024

Abstract

Introduction

Inguinal hernia (IH) repair is a common procedure in the daily practice of pediatric surgeons. In a developing country with limited facilities, it is important to be able to predict and diagnose contralateral patent processus vaginalis (CPPV) to avoid the risk and cost of further surgery.

Objectives

To assess the accuracy of ultrasound for the detection of CPPV, using laparoscopic evaluation as a confirmatory test. We also looked for various predictors of CPPV in our study population.

Methods

141 patients were included in this 2-year, cross-sectional prospective study. Inclusion criteria were unilateral inguinal hernia elective patients with no major comorbidities and aged between 2 months and 8 years. Each patient was assessed in outpatient clinics and then a pre-operative ultrasound was conducted. This was followed by laparoscopic evaluation during repair of the hernia.

Results

Of the 141 patients included, 110 (78%) were males, 121 (85.9%) were born at full term, and 96 (68.1) had right-sided hernia. Mean age was 2.64 ± 1.9 years. Ultrasound was 85.7% sensitive in the detection of CPPV, 90.8% specific, and 90.1% accurate. In our analysis of patients younger than 1 year, right-sided hernia and defect size more than 10 mm were statistically significant predictors for a CPPV.

Conclusions

Ultrasound has a high accuracy profile and is a useful alternative in limited resource settings with restricted access to minimally invasive surgery for the prediction of CPPV. Patients younger than 1 year with a right-sided hernia or a manifested hernia defect larger than 10 mm are at a higher risk of having a CPPV.

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Title: Patent processus vaginalis: role of ultrasound in pediatric population with unilateral inguinal hernia and other predictors
Authors: Yehia S. Abdelmotaal
Heba Taher
Sherif Kaddah
Mohamed Elbarbary
Karam Elsayem
Publication date: 01-12-2024
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keyword: Inguinal Hernia
Published in: Pediatric Surgery International / Issue 1/2024
Print ISSN: 0179-0358
Electronic ISSN: 1437-9813
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-023-05576-x

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Patent processus vaginalis: role of ultrasound in pediatric population with unilateral inguinal hernia and other predictors

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Introduction

Objectives

Methods

Results

Conclusions

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