Abstract: Objective To explore the clinical effects of laparoscopic indirect inguinal hernia repair in children.Methods A total of 255 patients with pediatric indirect inguinal hernia (PIH) who received laparoscopic indirect inguinal hernia repair (laparoscopic group) and 183 PIH children who received conventional operation (control group) from January 2013 to September 2018 were enrolled in the study.The operation time, blood loss volume during operation, ability recovery time, hospital stay time, postoperation pain, complication rate, and half-year recurrence rate were compared between the two groups.Results The operation time [(19.75±1.24) min vs.(25.16±1.63) min], ability recovery time [(19.12±2.17) h vs.(28.24±3.46) h)], and hospital stay time [(3.21±0.87) d vs.(5.13±0.95) d] of the laparoscopic group were significantly shorter than those of the control group (P<0.05); the blood loss volume during operation [(3.12±0.64) mL vs.(10.63±1.71) mL], complication rate (1.18% vs.8.20%; χ²=13.3244),and half-year recurrence rate (0.00% vs.2.73%; χ²=4.8345) of the laparoscopic group were also significantly lower than those of the control group (P<0.05).Conclusion Laparoscopic indirect inguinal hernia repair for PIH not only saves operation time, but also benefits patients’ recovery, with less complications and recurrences, which deserves clinical promotion.

Key words: Pediatric indirect inguinal hernia, Operation, Laparoscope, children