PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Al Jadaan, Saud A.
AU  - Gieballa, Mutaz M.
AU  - Alaqeel, Suliaman M.
AU  - Aldaffaa, Mohammad A.
TI  - Pediatric ovarian sliding inguinal hernia, is surgical repair urgent?
AID  - 10.15537/smj.2022.43.9.20220492
DP  - 2022 Sep 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 1043--1045
VI  - 43
IP  - 9
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/43/9/1043.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/43/9/1043.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2022 Sep 01; 43
AB  - 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.