Assessment and Management of Inguinal Hernia in Infants

Inguinal hernia repair in infants is a routine surgical procedure. However, numerous issues, including timing of the repair, the need to explore the contralateral groin, use of laparoscopy, and anesthetic approach, remain unsettled. Given the lack of compelling data, consideration should be given to large, prospective, randomized controlled trials to determine best practices for the management of inguinal hernias in infants.

• Publication year

  2012

• Venue

  Pediatrics

• Publication date

  2012-10-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1542/peds.2012-2008PMID 23008462
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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