Table 2.

Recommended operative delays for pathologies treated by short-stay surgery according to literature

Pathology	Recommended operative delay
Ovarian hernia	As early as possible after diagnosis[13]
	Same day as diagnosis or the following day[14]
Boy inguinal or inguinoscrotal hernia	From few days to 1 month[15]
Cryptorchidism	From 0 to 6 months (if age ≥6 months and <12 months)[16]
Umbilical hernia	In the next 12 months following diagnosis[1]
Epigastric hernia	At the time of diagnosis[17]