Medical Science
Volume 24, Issue 105, September - October, 2020
Clinical Characteristics of Inguinal Hernia Repair in Children: A Retrospective Study
Hamad A Hader1♦, Tahani N Alrashidi2, Yazeed A Alshehri3, Nawaf Y Abdulhadi3, Majed F Hosiky3, Fayzah S Alrazhi3, Manar A Alsaeedi3, Anhar S AlQahtani3, Jamilah H Alshahrani3, Raghad S Almuidh3, Ahmed H Alanazi4
1Consultant pediatric surgery, Head of pediatric surgery department, Armed Forces Hospital southern region, Khamis Mushayt, Saudi Arabia
2MBBS, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
3Medical student, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
4Medical intern, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
♦Corresponding author
Hamad Abdullah Hader,
Consultant pediatric surgery, Head of pediatric surgery department,
Armed Forces Hospital southern region, Khamis Mushayt,
Saudi Arabia.
Email: Hamadhader@yahoo.com
ABSTRACT
Inguinal hernia (IH) is one of the most common surgical conditions seen in pediatric age group and managed only surgically. Aim:
The aim of our study was to investigate clinical characteristics of IH in children. Methods: This is a retrospective observational study
based on medical charts carried out at a secondary hospital in southern region period between January 2013 and July 2019. We
included all patients younger than 13 years and attend to pediatric surgery clinic and underwent to IH repair. Results: A total of 272
children were diagnosis with inguinal hernia repair, of them, 256 could be analyzed. Ages range from days to 12 years with mean
age of 2.5 ± 3.2 years old. Majority of the children were males (75%; 192). The most frequent signs and symptoms were Reducible
swelling (76%) followed by irreducible swelling (12%), cough impulse (11%), swelling with crying (11%). Conclusion: In present study
we found that an inguinal hernia with irreducible sac contents, tenderness, and obstruction was more among preterm young
children with very low birth weight.
Keywords: Inguinal hernia, Pediatric, Clinical features, Preterm
Medical Science, 2020, 24(105), 3683-3689
