INGUINAL HERNIOTOMY IN YOUNG INFANTS

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FUNG, A [1 ]
BARSOUM, G [1 ]
BENTLEY, TM [1 ]
WILD, K [1 ]
KLIDJIAN, AM [1 ]
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[1] E BIRMINGHAM DIST GEN HOSP, PAEDIAT SURG UNIT, BIRMINGHAM B9 5ST, W MIDLANDS, ENGLAND
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10.1002/bjs.1800791027
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R61 [外科手术学];
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Ninety-two consecutive infants aged up to 12 months underwent primary inguinal herniotomy over a 5-year period. All were treated in a district hospital paediatric surgical unit according to recommendations of the British Association of Paediatric Surgeons. After a mean follow-up of 45.8 months, one patient had a failed repair and four (4 per cent) a hernia recurrence. One infant developed a wound infection. Infantile hernia can be managed safely and efficiently in a district hospital.
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