AUTHOR=Nakagawa Yoichi , Makita Satoshi , Uchida Hiroo , Hinoki Akinari , Shirota Chiyoe , Sumida Wataru , Amano Hizuru , Okamoto Masamune , Takimoto Aitaro , Yasui Akihiro , Ogata Seiya , Takada Shunya , Kato Daiki , Gohda Yousuke , Yaohui Guo 

TITLE=Case report: A giant bilateral inguinal hernia requiring artificial mesh and multi-stage surgery in infancy; hernioplasty with silo placement to prevent acute compartment syndrome

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Pediatrics

VOLUME=10

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/pediatrics/articles/10.3389/fped.2022.1030934

DOI=10.3389/fped.2022.1030934

ISSN=2296-2360

ABSTRACT=<p>Hernioplasty for giant inguinal hernias can cause abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) in adults but rarely does in infants. We encountered a case of a giant bilateral inguinal hernia in infancy complicated by ACS after hernioplasty. Silo placement <italic>via</italic> a skin incision effectively treated ACS, after which the abdominal wall was safely closed. Hernioplasty performed early in the clinical course can help expand the abdominal cavity and avoid ACS. Thus, hernioplasty should be performed earlier if the hernia size in the flank space gradually increases.</p>