Table 2.

Comparative study with similar series

	Schier et al.[4]	Montupet and Esposito[3]	Current
No. of repairs	223	339	259
Age	3 weeks to 13 years	8 months to 14 years	1.5 months to 12 years
Median age	2.0 years	4.2 years	4.6 years
No. of girls	58 (26%)	5 (1%)	56 (21.6%)
No. of boys	185 (74%)	334 (99%)	201 (77.6%)
Contra-lateral patent vaginalis	Rt. side hernia – Lt CPPV = 147 B-137 G-10 Lt. side hernia – Rt. CPPV = 152 B-131 G-21	Overall 60 out of 339	Rt. side hernia – Lt CPPV = 32 Lt. side hernia – Rt. CPPV =21
Direct hernia	9 (4%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (1.15%)
No hernia	1.9%		4 (1.54%)
Suture used	4-0 Nonabsorbable	4-0 Nonabsorbable	3-0 Nonabsorbable
Operating time (unilateral/bilateral)	14/21 min	13/23 min	25/35 min
Recurrence	8 (3.5%)	12 (3.5%)	9 (3.5%)
Hydrocele	9 (4%)	4 (1.2%)	4 (1.54%)
Testicular atrophy	1 (0.5%)	–	–