Thank you for your response and reassurance, @astaingegerdm. I was surprised that laparoscopy wasn't done for our little guy...no idea for the reason for not choosing that but know the dr. dad must have been comfortable with whatever the explanation. My daughter reported that the incision was "glued" so no removal of stitches would be required. Good to hear from another who has had a similar experience and that all went well for both of our boys.