Evaluation of Mesh Placement in Adolescents Undergoing Inguinal Hernia Repair: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study
Few patients undergoing IHR by pediatric surgeons had mesh placed. Recurrence with a minimum 3-year follow-up was low at 1.3%, which may reflect that high ligation without mesh placement is adequate in adolescents.
Authors
- Benjamin E. Padilla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7072-5048)
- Brielle Ochoa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0244-7853)
- R Scott Eldredge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8770-3387)
- Kayla Heller
Institutions
- Apple (Israel) (IL)
- University of Arizona (US)
- University of Phoenix (US)
- Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (US)
- Phoenix Children's Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American College of Surgeons
- Published
- 2025-11-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/xcs.0000000000001685
- Primary Topic
- Hernia repair and management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00