TY - JOUR T1 - Pediatric ovarian sliding inguinal hernia, is surgical repair urgent? JF - Saudi Medical Journal JO - Saudi Med J SP - 1043 LP - 1045 DO - 10.15537/smj.2022.43.9.20220492 VL - 43 IS - 9 AU - Saud A. Al Jadaan AU - Mutaz M. Gieballa AU - Suliaman M. Alaqeel AU - Mohammad A. Aldaffaa Y1 - 2022/09/01 UR - http://smj.org.sa/content/43/9/1043.abstract N2 - Objectives: To find if repairing sliding inguinal hernias containing the ovary should be carried out urgently or not.Methods: A retrospective chart review carried out at King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from 2015-2022. All cases with an ovarian inguinal hernia in females aged 0-14 years were reviewed after obtaining approval from the Institutional Review Board.Results: Female children with inguinal hernia patients were 191. A total of 28 cases were sliding inguinal hernias involving the ovary. All were repaired electively except for 4 cases that had an initial presentation of an incarcerated ovary at age less than 90 days which required urgent reduction and repair.Conclusion: Based on our review, ovarian sliding hernias in female patients can be repaired electively, although newborns are at a higher risk of complications from sliding inguinal hernias. ER -