Objective To study a novel method of laparoscopic treatment for indirect inguinal hernia in children. Methods Forty-eight children with indirect inguinal hernia (right: 31 cases, left: 13 cases, bilateral: 4 cases) were treated by one port laparoscopic surgery. Among those with unilateral hernia, contralateral latent hernia was found in 5 children. All the patients underwent high ligation of internal annulus under laparoscope. Results The duration of operation was 7～14 min (mean, 9 min). The mean postoperative hospital stay was 24 h. Skin sutures were not required. Follow-up for 3～15 months (mean, 9 5 months) revealed no recurrence. Conclusions One port laparoscopic high ligation of internal annulus is effective, minimally invasive and simple.

Objective:To study the preparation technique for magnetic poly D,L-lactide-co-glycolide phenylarsine oxide nanoparticles (M-PLGA-PAO-NPs) and to characterize the resultant product. Methods: M-PLGA-PAO-NPs were prepared by using emulsion-evaporation process. The morphology of the prepared nanoparticles were observed by transmission electron microscope and the magnetism of the particles was determined by vibrating sample magnetometer. Meanwhile, we also evaluated the mean diameter, encapsulation ratio, and drug loading rate of the particles. Results: The nanoparticles had a regular spherical surface, with 80% of them having a diameter of 140-500 nm. We also found that the drug loading rate of the particles was 3.2% and the mean encapsulation ratio was 34.2%. The drug had satisfactory magnetic property. Conclusion: Our method can obtain M-PLGA-PAO-NP with satisfactory quality, it is simple-to-use and the prepared particles can meet the requirement of pharmaceutics.