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ArticleSurgery today2017

The feasibility and safety of single-incision totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair after previous lower abdominal surgery: 350 procedures at a single center.

Masaki Wakasugi, Yozo Suzuki, Mitsuyoshi Tei, Kana Anno, Tsubasa Mikami, Ryo Tsukada, Masahiro Koh, Kenta Furukawa, Toru Masuzawa, Kentaro Kishi and 2 more

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12 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Masaki WakasugiDepartment of Surgery, Osaka Police Hospital, 10-31 Kitayama-cho, Tennouji-ku, Osaka, 543-0035, Japan. wakasugimasaki@gmail.com.
Yozo SuzukiDepartment of Surgery, Osaka Police Hospital, 10-31 Kitayama-cho, Tennouji-ku, Osaka, 543-0035, Japan.
Mitsuyoshi TeiDepartment of Surgery, Osaka Police Hospital, 10-31 Kitayama-cho, Tennouji-ku, Osaka, 543-0035, Japan.
Kana AnnoDepartment of Surgery, Osaka Police Hospital, 10-31 Kitayama-cho, Tennouji-ku, Osaka, 543-0035, Japan.
Tsubasa MikamiDepartment of Surgery, Osaka Police Hospital, 10-31 Kitayama-cho, Tennouji-ku, Osaka, 543-0035, Japan.
Ryo TsukadaDepartment of Surgery, Osaka Police Hospital, 10-31 Kitayama-cho, Tennouji-ku, Osaka, 543-0035, Japan.
Masahiro KohDepartment of Surgery, Osaka Police Hospital, 10-31 Kitayama-cho, Tennouji-ku, Osaka, 543-0035, Japan.
Kenta FurukawaDepartment of Surgery, Osaka Police Hospital, 10-31 Kitayama-cho, Tennouji-ku, Osaka, 543-0035, Japan.
Toru MasuzawaDepartment of Surgery, Osaka Police Hospital, 10-31 Kitayama-cho, Tennouji-ku, Osaka, 543-0035, Japan.
Kentaro KishiDepartment of Surgery, Osaka Police Hospital, 10-31 Kitayama-cho, Tennouji-ku, Osaka, 543-0035, Japan.
Masahiro TanemuraDepartment of Surgery, Osaka Police Hospital, 10-31 Kitayama-cho, Tennouji-ku, Osaka, 543-0035, Japan.
Hiroki AkamatsuDepartment of Surgery, Osaka Police Hospital, 10-31 Kitayama-cho, Tennouji-ku, Osaka, 543-0035, Japan.
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Abstract

purposeTo evaluate the feasibility and safety of single-incision laparoscopic surgery for totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair (SILS-TEP) with previous lower abdominal surgery (PLAS).

methodsA retrospective analysis of 350 patients undergoing SILS-TEP for a primary inguinal hernia from January 2012 to December 2015 at Osaka Police Hospital was performed, and the outcomes of the patients with and without PLAS were compared.

resultsSILS-TEP was performed in 84 patients with PLAS and 266 patients without PLAS. Appendectomy was the most common previous operative procedure. There were more patients with an ASA score of ≥3 in the PLAS group than in the control group (p < 0.05). The mean operative time, and the rates of conversion and postoperative complications were comparable between the two groups. There were no cases of recurrence in either group.

conclusionsSILS-TEP could be safely performed in patients with PLAS and achieved better cosmetic outcomes than conventional laparoscopic surgery.

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AbdomenAgedAppendectomyFeasibility StudiesFemaleHernia, InguinalHerniorrhaphyHumansLaparoscopyMaleMiddle AgedOperative TimePostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesSafetyTreatment OutcomeInguinal herniaPrevious lower abdominal surgerySingle-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS)Totally extraperitoneal repair (TEP)

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