A NEW METHOD OF HERNIOTOMY IN CHILDREN WITH AN UMBILICAL HERNIA

A surgery for umbilical hernias was performed in 1636 children at the surgical department of the Republican Children’s Clinical Hospital of Syktyvkar from 2007 to 2017. All the patients were divided into two groups. The first group included children who underwent herniotomy by Lekser. 1296 (79.2%) of the patients were operated until 2016. The second group included 340 (20.8%) of patients who had been operated using a new method of herniotomy since 2016. 29 patients (2.2%) who had undergone herniotomy by Lekser had postoperative complications. 26 children had a suture sinus of the surgical scar and 3 children developed a recurrence. No complications were found in the group of patients who had been operated using a new method of herniotomy. It is established that intra-operative and post-operative examined parameters were significantly better in the second compared group.