Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
J Pediatr Surg. 2011 Nov;46(11):2151-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2011.06.014.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term surgical and patient-reported outcomes of pediatric umbilical hernia (UH) repairs.
A retrospective review of all children (<18 years old) who underwent UH repair at Mayo Clinic-Rochester in the last half century was done. Follow-up was obtained by mailed survey.
From 1956 to 2009, 489 children (boys, 251; girls, 238) underwent a primary UH repair. The mean age was 3.9 years (range, 0.01-17.8 years). Complicated UHs that required emergent repair (n = 34, or 7%) included recurrent incarceration (22), enteric fistula (7), strangulation (4), and evisceration (1). Mean UH size was 1.3 cm (range, 0.2-7.0 cm), varying by operative indication (1.0 cm emergent vs 1.5 cm elective repairs, P = .008) and decade of repair (2.2 cm, 1950s-60s vs 1.3 cm, 1990s-2000s; P = .001). Postoperative morbidity (2%) consisted of superficial wound infection (7), hematoma (3), and seroma (1). With a 66% survey response rate and mean follow-up of 13.0 years (range, 0-53.8 years), 8 (2%) patients experienced a recurrence. Most patients reported satisfaction (90%) with the cosmetic appearance of their umbilicus and are pain free (96%).
Pediatric UH repairs have low morbidity and recurrence rates. Most patients are satisfied and pain free. Importantly, complicated UHs were more likely to be associated with smaller defects; therefore, parental counseling for signs of incarceration is recommended even in small defects.
本研究旨在评估小儿脐疝(UH)修复的长期手术和患者报告结果。
对过去半个世纪在梅奥诊所-罗切斯特接受 UH 修复的所有儿童(<18 岁)进行了回顾性分析。通过邮件调查获得随访。
1956 年至 2009 年,489 名儿童(男 251 名,女 238 名)接受了原发性 UH 修复。平均年龄为 3.9 岁(范围,0.01-17.8 岁)。需要紧急修复的复杂 UH 包括复发性嵌顿(22 例)、肠瘘(7 例)、绞窄(4 例)和肠脱出(1 例)。平均 UH 大小为 1.3cm(范围,0.2-7.0cm),根据手术指征(1.0cm 紧急修复与 1.5cm 择期修复,P=0.008)和修复的十年有所不同(2.2cm,1950 年代-60 年代与 1.3cm,1990 年代-2000 年代;P=0.001)。术后并发症(2%)包括浅表伤口感染(7 例)、血肿(3 例)和血清肿(1 例)。通过 66%的调查回复率和 13.0 年的平均随访(范围,0-53.8 年),8 例(2%)患者复发。大多数患者对脐部的美容外观表示满意(90%),并且没有疼痛(96%)。
小儿 UH 修复的发病率和复发率较低。大多数患者满意且无痛。重要的是,复杂的 UH 更可能与较小的缺陷相关;因此,即使在小缺陷时,也建议对嵌顿迹象进行父母咨询。