TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Pediatric Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair A1 - Hunter, John G. A1 - Spight, Donn H. A1 - Sandone, Corinne A1 - Fairman, Jennifer E. Y1 - 2018 N1 - T2 - Atlas of Minimally Invasive Surgical Operations AB - Inguinal hernia repair is the most frequent elective pediatric surgical operation performed by pediatric surgeons. The exact incidence of inguinal hernia in children is not known, but it is somewhere between 1% and 5% and is two to three times more common in premature infants. It is much more common in boys than girls. The diagnosis is almost always made by physical exam, with the palpation of a reducible mass in the inguinal region. In a child the presence of an inguinal hernia is ample indication for surgical repair. If the mass is not reducible, an urgent operation is warranted and the reduction of the bowel is performed as well as inguinal hernia repair. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/11/14 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1162532075 ER -