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Safety, feasibility and clinical outcome of minimally invasive inguinal hernia repair in patients with previous radical prostatectomy: A systematic review of the literature.
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- Is previous prostatectomy a risk factor for postoperative complications following minimally invasive inguinal hernia repair? A systematic review and meta-analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Pooled it
- Outcomes and evolving surgical trends in inguinal hernia repair following prior urologic surgery: a 15-year single-center retrospective cohort study.BMC surgery · 2026Article
- Is previous radical prostatectomy an adversity for laparoscopic total extraperitoneal approach for inguinal hernia repair? A propensity score case matched study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Article
- Preliminary experience in using the lateral single-incision laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal approach for inguinal hernia repair.Updates in surgery · 2025Article
- Risk of conversion after intended total extraperitoneal hernia repair for inguinal hernia depends on type of previous abdominal surgery.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Article
- Feasibility of totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair in patients with previous prostatectomy.Turkish journal of surgery · 2023Article
- Totally extraperitoneal laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair post-radical prostatectomy.Surgical endoscopy · 2022Article
- Outcome of inguinal hernia repair after previous radical prostatectomy: a registry-based analysis with 12,465 patients.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2022Article
- Laparoscopic Iliopubic Tract Repair with Transabdominal Preperitoneal Hernioplasty after Radical Prostatectomy.CRSLS : MIS case reports from SLSArticle
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7 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundRadical prostatectomy (RP) represents an important acquired risk factor for the development of primary inguinal hernias (IH) with an estimated incidence rates of 15.9% within the first 2 years after surgery. The prostatectomy-related preperitoneal fibrotic reaction can make the laparoendoscopic repair of the IH technically difficult, even if safety and feasibility have not been extensively evaluated yet. We conducted a systematic review of the available literature.
methodsA comprehensive computer literature search of PubMed and MEDLINE databases was carried out in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. Terms used to search were ('laparoscopic' OR 'laparoscopy') AND ('inguinal' OR 'groin' OR 'hernia') AND 'prostatectomy'.
resultsThe literature search from PubMed and MEDLINE databases revealed 156 articles. Five articles were considered eligible for the analysis, including 229 patients who underwent 277 hernia repairs. The pooled analysis indicates no statistically significant difference of post-operative complications (Risk Ratios [RR] 2.06; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.85-4.97), conversion to open surgery (RR 3.91; 95% CI 0.85-18.04) and recurrence of hernia (RR 1.39; 95% CI 0.39-4.93) between the post-prostatectomy group and the control group. There was a statistically significant difference of minor intraoperative complications (RR 4.42; CI 1.05-18.64), due to an injury of the inferior epigastric vessels.
conclusionsOur systematic review suggests that, in experienced hands, safety, feasibility and clinical outcomes of minimally invasive repair of IH in patients previously treated with prostatectomy, are comparable to those patients without previous RP.
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