Trial reportHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery2011
Laparoscopic totally extra-peritoneal inguinal hernia repair: 9 year's experience.
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- International guidelines for groin hernia management.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2018Guideline
- Beyond acronyms: a domain-based structural analysis of abdominal wall hernia repair techniques in the contemporary literature.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- How Reproducible Are Abdominal Wall Surgical Techniques? A Methodological Assessment of Technical Reporting in the Contemporary Literature.Journal of abdominal wall surgery : JAWS · 2026Article
- Comparison of open and laparoscopic preperitoneal tension-free repair of groin hernia: a prospective nonrandomized controlled study.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Article
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- Elevated PSA level as a warning of mesh rejection risk after combined laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal hernia repair and transurethral resection of prostate: Case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2019Article
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- Single-incision laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal mesh hernioplasty: results in 182 Japanese patients.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2016Article
- Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair in the Armed Forces: A 5-year single centre study.Medical journal, Armed Forces India · 2015Article
- A modified laparoscopic hernioplasty (TAPP) is the standard procedure for inguinal and femoral hernias: a retrospective 17-year analysis with 1,123 hernia repairs.Surgical endoscopy · 2014Article
- Comparison of open and laparoscopic preperitoneal repair of groin hernia.Surgical endoscopy · 2013Article
- The ONSTEP inguinal hernia repair technique: initial clinical experience of 693 patients, in two institutions.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2013Article
- Endoscopic surgeons' preferences for inguinal hernia repair: TEP, TAPP, or OPEN.Surgical endoscopy · 2012Article
- Concurrent laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair and transurethral resection of prostate: Breaking with convention - A retrospective study.Journal of minimal access surgeryArticle
- Usage of a self-adhesive mesh in TAPP hernia repair: A prospective study based on Herniamed Register.Journal of minimal access surgeryArticle
- Laparoscopic Total Extraperitoneal Hernia Repair Outcomes.JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic SurgeonsArticle
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Abstract
purposeMajor innovations continue to occur in the operative techniques used in hernia operations. Laparoscopic totally extra-peritoneal (TEP) hernia repair is the latest addition to the long list of operations used for hernia repair. The objectives of this study were to assess the safety and efficacy of this relatively new procedure and to discuss various technical aspects to make the procedure easy to learn.
methodsPatients who underwent elective inguinal hernia repair from January 2000 to December 2008 were included in this ongoing prospective clinical study. Patient demographic data, operative records, perioperative findings, postoperative morbidity and outpatient follow-up of TEP repairs were studied.
resultsOut of 1,814 hernia operations, 1,539 (84.84%) were performed by laparoscopic TEP repair and 275(15.16%) were operated by Lichtenstein repair. There were 19 conversions from attempted TEP to open surgeries. Mean operative time for unilateral TEP repair was 28 ± 7 min and for bilateral repair 36 ± 8 min The incidence of intra-operative complications was 2.98%. Overall morbidity rate was 8.57%. The usual hospital stay was 36 h. The recurrence rate in first 3 years was 8.00%, the next 3 years, 2.05% and in the last 3 years, 0.67%. The longest interval between operation and recurrence was 48 months.
conclusionsLaparoscopic TEP repair is an excellent mode of treatment in the era of laparoscopic surgery. If the standard technique now established is followed, the procedure is easy to learn for a laparoscopic surgeon, the overall morbidity and complications are fewer in number and severity, and recurrence rates are lower.
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