Pediatric Inguinal Hernia Repair with Laparoscopy (PIHRL)-trial: A multicenter study comparing extra-corporeal Percutaneous Internal Ring Suturing (PIRS) and intra-corporeal purse-string suture for inguinal hernia
PIRS is safe and effective for pediatric IHR, with shorter anesthesia times and a lower recurrence rate compared to LIHR at one-year follow-up. However, even though not significant, there were more re-interventions in the PIRS group necessary. Longer follow-up and a larger sample size are necessary to confirm these results.
Authors
- Wim G. van Gemert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9441-1657)
- Joep P. M. Derikx (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0694-7679)
- Stefi Nordkamp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9738-8691)
- Ruben G.J. Visschers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8953-8223)
- Marc Dirix
- Dariusz Patkowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4583-5517)
- Roxanne Eurlings (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6486-6661)
- Sylwester Gerus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7641-796X)
- Mateusz Palczewski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9404-8149)
- Olivier P. F. Theeuws
- Lore Elise de Vreeze (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1466-9631)
Institutions
- Maastricht University Medical Centre (NL)
- Amsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam (NL)
- Maastricht University (NL)
- Wroclaw Medical University (PL)
- Emma Kinderziekenhuis (NL)
- University of Amsterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Pediatric Surgery
- Published
- 2025-11-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162810
- Primary Topic
- Hernia repair and management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00