Patient characteristics | Values |
---|---|
Birth weight (mean) | 3.3 kg |
Body weight (mean) | 13.2 kg |
Side | |
unilateral | 677 (87.6%) |
bilateral | 96 (12.4%) |
Patent processus vaginalis | |
ipsilateral | 692 (89.5%) |
contralateral | 233 (34.4%) |
Operation time | 34.8 ± 5.4 min |
Follower-up period | 6–18 month |
Ipsilateral inguinal hernia | 76 (9.8%) |