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Pediatric Surgery International
Published in: Pediatric Surgery International 7/2013

01-07-2013 | Letter to the Editor

Re: Choi et al. (2012) Ped Surg Int 28:1165–1169: Outcomes following laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair in infants compared with older children

Authors: Matthew Dunckley, Anies Mahomed

Published in: Pediatric Surgery International | Issue 7/2013

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We read with interest the article by Choi et al. However, the incidence of bilateral inguinal hernias/patent processus vaginalis (PPV) (infants—61 %, older children—35 %) seen at laparoscopy is significantly higher than other published studies and our own experience. Our 2011 systematic review of 61 studies of pediatric inguinal hernia repairs, published in this journal, identified 2,857 patients from a total of 49,568 who developed a metachronous contralateral hernia after their initial unilateral repair [1]. The incidence of bilateral inguinal hernias in children under 6 months of age was just 12.4 % with an overall incidence of 5.6 %. …
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Nataraja RM, Mahomed AA (2011) Systematic review for pediatric metachronous contralateral inguinal hernia: a decreasing concern. Pediatr Surg Int 27(9):953–961 (Review)PubMedCrossRef
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Title
Re: Choi et al. (2012) Ped Surg Int 28:1165–1169: Outcomes following laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair in infants compared with older children
Authors
Matthew Dunckley
Anies Mahomed
Publication date
01-07-2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Pediatric Surgery International / Issue 7/2013
Print ISSN: 0179-0358
Electronic ISSN: 1437-9813
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-013-3300-1

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