Oral Presentation - 112
Assesment of the girls operated by laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair with percutaneous internal ring suturing
Melih Akın 1, Abdullah Yıldız 2, Başak Erginel 1, Çetin Ali Karadağ 1, Nihat Sever 1, Meltem Kaba 1, Mesut Demir 1, Taner Kamacı 1, Husam Barhoom 1, Ali İhsan Dokucu 1
1 Department of Pediatric Surgery, Sisli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
2 Sisli Etfal Training And Research Hospital
Aim: We sought to assess retrospectively operative findings and clinical outcomes in 148 girls who underwent laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair with the percutaneous internal ring suturing (PIRS) technique.Methods: Between 2010 and 2014, girls with inguinal hernia were operated on using the laparoscopic PIRS technique described by Patkowski. Mean demographic and peroperative findings, operative time, complications were evaluated. Results: 148 girls with a mean age 5.83 years (1 month-16 years). Fifty-seven(27.8%) contralateral hernias repaired. Three patients’ ovaries, 2 patients’ tuba uterina and 1 patient’s omentum were sliding into hernia sacs as viewed laparoscopically. Four umbilical hernia repairs were performed simultaneously. In two patients, haematomas developed near the internal inguinal ring, but the operation was still completed laparoscopically. In one patient, an epigastric vessels bled during the PIRS technique and was tied laparoscopically. Bilateral nuck cysts were operated on, at the same time, using this method. One of the hernias was repaired during a laparoscopic splenectomy and two during appendectomies. Two patients were operated on due to suspicions of recurrence. However, closed internal inguinal rings were observed in a second laparoscopy, and these were not counted as recurrences. In one of the patients operated on for a unilateral hernia, a bilateral hernia was diagnosed during the laparoscopy. One patient who had a recurrent hernia was repaired using PIRS, with no recurrence for three years. No serious complications or recurrence was noted. Granuloma on the inguinal region occurred in one patient. Conclusion: The PIRS technique is a safe, simple and effective procedure for girls. Excellent cosmetic results and reduced recurrence rates are associated with this method. Based on our experience, the PIRS procedure might be considered a mainly standard for inguinal hernia operations on girls in laparoscopy-experienced clinics.