Original Article

Use of the Intramural Trocar and Reverdin Needle in Laparoscopic Treatment of Inguinal Hernia in Children: A Technical Adaptation in a Country with Limited Resources (Preliminary Study)

Madawase Mboup1, Birame Ndiaye1, Daniel Yonga2, Florent Tshibwid A Zeng3, Doudou Gueye4 Mbaye Fall5

1Department of Surgery, Hospital Principal of Dakar, Teaching Military Hospital, Dakar, Senegal 2Department of Pediatric Surgery, Regional Hospital Center of Thiès, Thiès, Senegal 3Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo 4Département of Pediatric surgery, Albert Royer National Children’s Hospital Center, Dakar, Senegal 5Department of Pediatric Surgery, Aristide Le Dantec University Teaching Hospital, Dakar, Senegal

Pediatric Surgery in Tropics. 2026;3(1) DOI: 10.70947/PST2026.30

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Abstract

We report our initial experience with the laparoscopic management of pediatric inguinal hernias in a resource-limited setting.

Keywords

Inguinal hernia, patent vaginal process (PVP), laparoscopy, resource-limited settings