Abstract:Objecctive To analyze the risk factors for recurrence and CMIH after laparoscopic percutaneous extraperitoneal closure for pediatric inguinal hernia.Methods From July 2011 to December 2017, 225 cases of children with indirect inguinal hernia were selected and 206 cases were selected, with 120 male and 86 female. The average follow-up time was (48.12 1 ± 1.23) months; the average age at the time of operation was 3.88 ± 1.01 years. The asymptomatic contralateral internal ring was routinely observed during the operation. When a patent processus vaginalis (PPV) was confirmed, prophylactic surgery was performed. The incidence of recurrent hernia and contralateral metachronous inguinal hernia (CMIH) were observed. Multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression was used to analyze the risk factors of hernia recurrence and CMIH.Results The recurrence rate was 2.24% (5/223 sides), all of whom were male. According to multivariate analysis, age less than 1 year was the only risk factor for recurrence in male patients [R = 4.542 (95% CI: 1.072, 19.215), P = 0.041]. CMIH occupied 1.72% of the patients (3/174), only for male patients. As a result of intraoperative observation, 44.44% of patients were confirmed to have an asymptomatic contralateral PPV and underwent prophylactic LPEC. Female, age less than 1 year, and the surgeon's experience were identified as risk factors associated with asymptomatic contralateral PPV.Conclusions To prevent recurrence, surgeons need to be careful when operating on young male patients. Whereas no specific factor could be identified as a risk factor for CMIH, some risk factors associated with asymptomatic PPV were identified. Further study and discussion will be needed to identify correlations between CMIH and these factors for PPV.