RT Book, Section A1 Hunter, John G. A1 Spight, Donn H. A1 Sandone, Corinne A1 Fairman, Jennifer E. SR Print(0) ID 1162532075 T1 Pediatric Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair T2 Atlas of Minimally Invasive Surgical Operations YR 2018 FD 2018 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071449052 LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1162532075 RD 2024/11/09 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.