[b]A 3-month-old ex-25 week infant has failure to thrive and bilateral groin bulges. He is scheduled for laparoscopic gastrostomy tube placement and inguinal hernia repair. Following placement of the gastrostomy tube the inguinal region is assessed. Below is the laparoscopic image of the left inguinal region. What is the best option for hernia repair in this 3-month-old infant?

 

 

a High Ligation

 

b High Ligation and Tissue Repair

 

c Tissue Repair alone

 

d Synthetic mesh repair

 

e Biologic mesh repair[/b]

Edited August 31, 20251 yr by Admin

B

B

B

a

[b]A 3-month-old ex-25 week infant has failure to thrive and bilateral groin bulges. He is scheduled for laparoscopic gastrostomy tube placement and inguinal hernia repair. Following placement of the gastrostomy tube the inguinal region is assessed. Below is the laparoscopic image of the left inguinal region. What is the best option for hernia repair in this 3-month-old infant?

 

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a High Ligation

 

b High Ligation and Tissue Repair

 

c Tissue Repair alone

 

d Synthetic mesh repair

 

e Biologic mesh repair[/b]

A

A

a

C

C

correct answer

c Tissue Repair alone

 

[b]This patient has a direct inguinal hernia. This is characterized by a hernia defect medial to the epigastric vessels.

 

Short arrow - epigastric vessels

 

Long arrow - testicular vessels and vas deferens entering internal ring

 

Circle - direct hernia defect

 

In an infant the best option for the management of this hernia repair is a tissue repair to close the hernia defect. A high ligation would be insufficient to repair the direct hernia and on laparoscopic evaluation there is no evidence of an indirect hernia (defect lateral to the epigastric vessels). A mesh repair would be contra-indicated in a patient of this age.[/b]

[b]A 3-month-old ex-25 week infant has failure to thrive and bilateral groin bulges. He is scheduled for laparoscopic gastrostomy tube placement and inguinal hernia repair. Following placement of the gastrostomy tube the inguinal region is assessed. Below is the laparoscopic image of the left inguinal region. What is the best option for hernia repair in this 3-month-old infant?

 

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a High Ligation

 

b High Ligation and Tissue Repair

 

c Tissue Repair alone

 

d Synthetic mesh repair

 

e Biologic mesh repair[/b]

A