Table 2 Surgical methods among participants according to sex and age groups.

From: Surgical methods and outcomes of inguinal hernia repair in children, adolescents and young adults in a retrospective cohort study

 

Laparoscopic No. (%)

Open No. (%)

Sac high ligation

(n = 2369)

Tension-free

(n = 269)

Sac high ligation

(n = 52)

Tension-free

(n = 559)

Sex

Male

1911(73.87)

226(8.74)

46(1.78)

404(15.62)

Female

458(69.18)

43(6.50)

6(0.91)

155(23.41)

Age groups, years

0–3

1227(96.77)

15(1.18)

26(2.05)

0(0)

4–6

754(96.67)

5(0.64)

13(1.67)

8(1.03)

7–9

277(87.11)

4(1.26)

9(2.83)

28(8.81)

10–12

99(61.11)

4(2.47)

2(1.23)

57(35.19)

13–15

8(7.62)

8(7.62)

0(0)

89(84.76)

16–18

2(1.41)

35(24.65)

0(0)

105(73.94)

19–21

0(0)

56(36.36)

0(0)

98(63.64)

22–25

2(0.63)

142(44.38)

2(0.63)

174(54.38)