Comparative study of laparoscopic surgery and traditional operation in treating pediatric inguinal hernia

Objective To study the clinical effect of laparoscopic surgery and traditional surgery in treating pediatric inguinal hernia.Methods From January 2011 to June 2013 in Department of General Surgery,the First People's Hospital in Xiantao City,200 cases of pediatric inguinal hernia were selected and divided into laparoscopic treatment group and traditional surgical treatment group randomly with 100 cases in each group.The hernia sac high ligation operation were carried out with laparoscope and the traditional surgery.The operation index and postoperative complications of two groups were compared.Results ①Intraoperatve blood loss in laparoscopic treatment group [(12.9±6.8) mL] was less than that in traditional surgical treatment group [(37.2±2.0) mL];surgery time,hospital stays,incision length in laparoscopic treatment group [(27.3±9.4) min,(4.5 ±1.1) d,(1.3±0.2) cm] were shorter than those in traditional surgical treatment group [(45.2±17.6) min,(7.6±1.5) d,(2.5±0.4) cm],the differences were statistically significant(P 0.05).②Occurrence rate of postoperative complications in laparoscopic treatment group was 7%(7/100),occurrence rate of postoperative complications in traditional surgical treatment group was 20%(20/100),the difference was statistically significant(P 0.05).Conclusion Laparoscopic pediatric hernia sac high ligation has the advantage of simple operating method,small trauma,quick recovery,good postoperative recovery,small injuries of spermatic cord,it is minimally invasive surgery of pediatric hernia treatment and popular among children and their parents.