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This research aims to compare the outcomes of inguinal hernia repair between open and laparoscopic techniques in children, focusing on associated risk factors.

June 13, 2026Open Access

Comparison of inguinal hernia repair outcomes between open and laparoscopic approaches in a pediatric population: a retrospective cohort study

WAWahyudhy AdriansyahUniversitas Gadjah Mada AFAditya Rifqi FauziUniversitas Gadjah Mada VAVerrell Christopher AmadeusUniversitas Gadjah Mada

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This research aims to compare the outcomes of inguinal hernia repair between open and laparoscopic techniques in children, focusing on associated risk factors.
Retrospective cohort study involving 92 children who underwent inguinal hernia repair, using either laparoscopic (46) or open (46) techniques.
Comparison of length of hospital stay and duration of surgery between groups, also examining age at surgery and gestational age as risk factors.
Multivariate analysis performed to assess the relationship between recurrence of hernia and various factors.
Laparoscopic technique had a shorter length of stay (1.09 ± 0.28 days) compared to open technique (1.37 ± 0.57 days), P = 0.004.
Duration of surgery was similar in both groups (P = 0.801).
No significant associations found between hernia recurrence and the assessed risk factors (P > 0.05).

Resumen

Purpose: Many studies compared the outcomes of hernia repair in children between open and laparoscopic techniques.However, the results still need to be clarified.Moreover, the reports from developing countries are also limited.Methods: We compared the outcomes of hernia repair between the open and laparoscopic techniques in children and associated them with risk factors.Results: We involved 92 children, consisting of laparoscopy (36 males and 10 females) and open (42 males and 4 females) methods.There was a significant difference between 2 groups regarding the gestational age and age at surgery (both P 0.05).Conclusion: Laparoscopic surgery might have a beneficial effect on shorter LOS compared with open hernia repair.None of the risk factors is significantly associated with hernia recurrence after repair.A further prospective multicenter study with a larger sample size is necessary to clarify our findings.

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