Table 2 Reports on pediatric bladder injuries at the time of inguinal hernia repair
Reference | Age at surgery | Sex | Side | Type of hernia | Surgical finding | Assumed mechanism |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
[1] Shaw and Santulli 1967 | 3.5 mo. | M | Not given | Inguinal hernia, bilateral | Partial excision of the bladder | Either paraperitoneal or intraperitoneal bladder herniation into the indirect hernia sac |
[1] Shaw and Santulli 1967 | 9 mo. | M | Not given | Not given | Not given | |
[2] Colodny 1974 | 3 mo. | M | Left | Inguinal hernia, incarcerated | Purse string on the left side of the bladder | Bladder injured with the closure of the hernia sac |
[6] Bell and Witherington 1980 | 1 yr. | M | Midline | Infraumbilical fascial defect | Fascial closure without problems | Prematurity, penis malformation |
[3] Redmann et al. 1985 | 4.5 wk. | M | Right | Inguinal hernia, bilateral | Subtotal bladder resection, dissection of the funiculus | Bladder incorporated into the indirect hernia sac |
[3] Redmann et al. 1985 | 5 wk. | M | Left | Inguinal hernia, bilateral | Near-total bladder resection, dissection of both ureters | |
[4] Chung and Yu 1999 | 18 mo. | M | Right | Inguinal hernia | Near-total bladder resection | Bladder incorporated into the indirect hernia sac |
[14] Koot et al. 1998 | 3 mo. | F | Left | Inguinal hernia | Bladder open at the top, persistent indirect hernia on the left | Prematurity, overly medial incision and dissection of the transversalis fascia |
[5] Bakal et al. 2015 | Infant | M | Not given | Inguinal hernia | Intraperitoneal and extraperitoneal injury | Incision on the medial site of inguinal canal |