Knowledge,attitude and practice of general surgeons regarding Paediatric inguinal hernia and hydrocele

Background: inguinal herniotomy in children is a commonly preformed elective procedure. early herniotomy saves a significant number of patients from complications which may occur due to obstruction or strangulation of intestine. even in developing areas of the world,morbidity and mortality related to complications are high in children especially in neonates. aim: to assess the knowledge,attitude and practices of general surgeons (gs) regarding pediatric inguinal hernia & hydrocele methods: this study was conducted at services hospital lahore over a period of two months from october 2016 to november 2016 at different teaching hospitals in lahore and sheikhupura. a questionnaire was offered to gs which was divided into two parts: i. basic demographic data,ii: (a) knowledge (b) attitude and practice. data was analyzed using spss version 20. results: a total of 196 gs filled the proforma. the mean age of respondents was found to be 36.08±9.36 years. among them,172 respondents (87.8%) were male while 24 (12.2%) were females. among responders 53 %of the gs were right about the timing of intervention in hernia while 47% suggest to with for 2 or 5 years. conclusion: on the bases of study we conclude herniotomy,although as simple procedure,its proper management is still unknown to gs,particularly the young surgeons. we need to train young gs regarding the proper management of hernia & hydrocele in pediatric population.