ArticleSurgery today2014
Prospective non-randomized comparison of open versus laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) inguinal hernia repair under different anesthetic methods.
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- Comparison of spinal anesthesia and general anesthesia in inguinal hernia repair in adult: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC anesthesiology · 2020Pooled it
- International guidelines for groin hernia management.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2018Guideline
- Standard TAPP with flat mesh versus TAPP with flat mesh plus mesh plug for inguinal hernia repair: a preliminary single-center randomized experience.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2026Trial
- Quadratus Lumborum Block As A Single Anesthetic Method For Laparoscopic Totally Extraperitoneal (Tep) Inguinal Hernia Repair: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Scientific reports · 2020Trial
- A learning curve analysis of resident-performed laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal inguinal hernia repair and the impact of the operative interval.Surgery today · 2026Article
- Optimizing laparoscopic eTEP inguinal hernia repair: challenges and solutions.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Observational
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- Evaluation of long-term chronic pain and outcomes for unilateral vs bilateral circular incision transabdominal preperitoneal inguinal hernia repair.Annals of gastroenterological surgery · 2022Article
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- Laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal repair versus open mesh plug repair for bilateral primary inguinal hernia.Annals of gastroenterological surgery · 2020Article
- Open mesh and laparoscopic total extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair under spinal and general anesthesia.Therapeutics and clinical risk management · 2018Article
- Feasibility of robotic inguinal hernia repair, a single-institution experience.Surgical endoscopy · 2016Article
- Closure versus non-closure of fascial defects in laparoscopic ventral and incisional hernia repairs: a review of the literature.Surgery today · 2016Review
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Abstract
purposeTo compare prospectively open vs. laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) inguinal hernia repair performed under different anesthetic methods.
methodsA total of 175 patients scheduled for unilateral inguinal hernia repair were assigned to one of the following groups: (i) open repair under local anesthesia, (ii) open repair under regional anesthesia, (iii) open repair under general anesthesia, and (iv) TAPP under regional anesthesia. Immediate postoperative pain was the main outcome measured. Short- and long-term complications and the degree of patient satisfaction were also assessed.
resultsTransabdominal preperitoneal repair under regional anesthesia yielded the lowest pain scores, whereas open repair under general anesthesia yielded the highest pain scores (P < 0.05). Open repair under local or general anesthesia had a lower urinary retention incidence than the spinal groups (P < 0.05). Chronic pain incidence was lower for the TAPP group (P 0.003). There were no differences in other short- and long-term complications.
conclusionTransabdominal preperitoneal repair under spinal anesthesia proved superior to open repair performed under different types of anesthesia in terms of immediate (24-h) postoperative pain. The method of anesthesia might have contributed more to this favorable outcome than the surgical technique itself, but at the cost of a high urinary retention incidence. The incidence of chronic pain was lower after TAPP repair.
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