Objective To compare the clinical effect of laparoscopic high ligation of hernial sac and non-tension herniorrhaphy in the children with inguinal hernia. Methods 56 children with inguinal hernia in our hospital from January 2012 to January 2014 were analyzed, they were randomly divided into 2 groups, 26 cases in group A were treated with laparoscopic high ligation of hernial sac, 26 cases in group B were treated with traditional non-tension herniorrhaph, and to compare the peri-operative bleeding,hospital stays, postoperative complications and postoperative VRS score between two groups. Results The peri-operative bleeding amount, hospital stays, postoperative complications and postoperative VRS score in group A were remarkable less than those of group B(P<0.01). Conclusion The advantages of laparoscopic high ligation of hernial sac is more obvious than that traditional open non-tension herniorrhaphy, and worth of being generalized.