Clinical Study
Single-Incision Percutaneous Closure of Pediatric Inguinal Hernia: A New Modification for Intracorporeal Suture Knotting
Table 1
Demographic data of patients.
| | Demographic data | Number | Percent (%) |
| | Number of patients | 400 | 100 | | Sex | 300 males and 100 females | Age
Mean range | 6 ± 2.2 years
6 months and 10 years |
| | Presentation | | Clinical | Number | Percent (%) | Left inguinal hernia
Right inguinal hernia | 200
150 | 50
37.5 | | Operative | Number | Percent (%) | | Bilateral inguinal hernia | 50 (clinically left) | 12.5 |
| | Complications | | Type | Number | Percent (%) | | Intraoperative | Nil | 0 | | Postoperative | 1 case of hernia recurrence
3 cases of postoperative hydrocele | 0.25
0.75 |
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