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Table 1 Summary of the two reported cases

From: Direct bladder hernia after indirect hernia repair in extremely low birth weight babies: two case reports and a review of the literature

Patient

Gestational age

Birth weight

Postnatal (corrected) age

Weight at surgery

Primary hernia

Postoperative course

Time to relapse

Side of bladder hernia

1

25 wk.

600 g

4 months (42 wk.)

4050 g

Large scrotal hernia on the left, smaller scrotal hernia on the right

Uneventful

7 months

Right

2

26 wk.

506 g (SGA)

3 months (40 wk.)

2520 g

Large bilateral scrotal hernias

Sepsis (Staphylococcus aureus)

2 months

Right

  1. SGA small for gestational age, wk. weeks