Stastical observations of the children with inguinal hernia in our clinic were studied.
The total cases operated for inguinal hernia under 15-year-old children were 320 in number. The case were divided into 2 groups: the Ist group which included the cases treated from 1960 to 1963 was 126 and the 2nd, from 1964 to 1967, 194 in number. Comparing between the 2 groups, the operative course were both smooth, the postoperative results were the same on the both groups, the mortality was none and the average age of the 2nd group was younger than that of the Ist group.
We suppose that the surgical treatment for inguinal hernia should be done in infant in future.
