Researchers at Chungbuk National University Release New Data on Hernias (Short-term outcomes of pediatric laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair in Korea based on Korean Health Insurance Big Data: 2011-2015)

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2020 APR 29 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- Data detailed on Gastroenterology - Hernias have been presented. According to news reporting originating from Chungbuk, South Korea, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “For pediatric inguinal hernia repairs (IHRs), open IHR (high ligation) has long been a gold standard. Recently laparoscopic IHR (LIHR) was introduced as a new treatment modality and has been performed more frequently in Korea.”

Our news editors obtained a quote from the research from Chungbuk National University, “Unlike adults, LIHR in children is still controversial. In the present study, we investigate the short-term outcomes of pediatric LIHR in Korea using nationwide inpatient data. We analyzed clinical practice for IHRs from 2011 to 2015 using Korean Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service-National Inpatient Sample. A total of 5281 patients 15 years old or younger underwent 5356 IHRs: 4507 OIHRs and 849 LIHRs. M:F ratio was 2.4:1. The proportion of LIHRs was only 1.8% at the beginning but had been continuously increased up to 29.8% at the end of the study period. LIHRs were closely related to synchronous bilateral inguinal hernia repairs (SBIHRs). Overall, SBIHRs were performed in 10.9% of open and 49.2% of LIHRs. Metachronous contralateral IHRs (MCIHRs) after initial unilateral IHRs were significantly more frequent after OIHRs (1.7%, 69/3, 951) than after LIHRs (0.2%, 1/427). Recurrence rate per side during study period was 0.1% (6/4, 993) after OIHRs and 0.2% (2/1, 259) after LIHRs, respectively (statistically insignificant). Nationwide inpatient data showed that LIHRs in pediatric patients had recently been increasingly performed in Korea. LIHRs facilitated SBIHRs, which, in turn, decreased the needs of MCIHRs. However limited numbers of patients might actually have benefited from them.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “Early recurrence after primary IHRs in children is quite low regardless of way of approach.”

For more information on this research see: Short-term outcomes of pediatric laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair in Korea based on Korean Health Insurance Big Data: 2011-2015. Hernia, 2020;():. Hernia can be contacted at: Springer, One New York Plaza, Suite 4600, New York, Ny, United States. (Springer - www.springer.com; Hernia - http://www.springerlink.com/content/1265-4906/)

The news editors report that additional information may be obtained by contacting J.W. Park, Chungbuk National University, College of Medicine, Dept. of Surgery, 776 1ST Sunwhan Ro, Cheongju 28644, Chungbuk, South Korea. Additional authors for this research include H.Y. Jang and G.W. Kang.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-020-02182-x. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.