[Treatment of femoral hernia in children]

From 1975 to 1988 at the Department of Pediatric Surgery in Graz 20 femoral hernias in 16 children were diagnosed and treated by an operative technique, described by Sauer in 1964. Under this method the femoral canal is closed in level of the femoral ring by a pedicle flap, constructed from the transversalis fascia. All patients underwent follow-up examination and were symptom-free. No relapse occurred. For the development of femoral hernias the previous inguinal hernia repair could be a favored factor.