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Purpose: There are numerous procedures of minimally invasive surgery for repair of inguinal hernia in children including percutaneous techniques. We describe here our technique of using 18G or 20G needle in a very simple and effective way for this purpose. Methods: Needle-assisted laparoscopic percutaneous repair internal ring was performed in 55 children between 1st November 2010 and 31st July 2011. An 18G or 20G needle and a 3/0 polyglycolic acid thread were used. A 5-mm supraumbilical port for 30 5 mm telescope and a 3-mm port in iliac fossa opposite to the lesion to handle the thread intra-abdominally were used. Results: Age ranged from 3 months to 12 years and 40 were males. Seven cases were bilat-eral making total 62 lesions. Mean operating time was 30.54 ± 5.84 min (range 20–42) and there was no intraoperative complication. Postoperatively five cases had transient hydrocele which resolved spontaneously. One case recurred after 2 months. Conclusions: Needle-assisted laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair in chil-dren is a simple and effective technique that can be performed routinely in resource poor countries. Key words: Inguinal hernia; Laparoscopy; Needle-assisted hernia repair