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Optimal timing for inguinal hernia repair in premature infants: surgical issues for inguinal hernia in premature infants.

Yu Jeong ChoHyunhee KwonSuHyeon HaSeong Cheol KimDae-Yeon KimJung-Man NamgoongSo Hyun NamJu Yeon LeeEunyoung JungMin Jeng Cho
Published in: Annals of surgical treatment and research (2023)
Our results suggest that when premature infants are diagnosed with inguinal hernia in the NICU, inguinal hernia repair after discharge may decrease the odds of recurrence and postoperative respiratory insufficiency. In patients who have difficulty delaying surgery, it is thought that surgery should be performed carefully in a ventilator preoperatively or weighed <3,000 g at the time of surgery.
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