ArticleAnnals of gastroenterological surgery2020
Laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal repair versus open mesh plug repair for bilateral primary inguinal hernia.
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- Outcomes from Early Experience with Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair Versus Open Technique: Navigating the learning curve.Sultan Qaboos University medical journal · 2024Article
- Outcomes of Open Versus Laparoscopic Technique in Primary Inguinal Hernia Repair: A Retrospective Study.Cureus · 2023Article
- A new approach to enter Retzius space in laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal bilateral inguinal hernia repair.BMC surgery · 2023Article
- Evaluation of long-term chronic pain and outcomes for unilateral vs bilateral circular incision transabdominal preperitoneal inguinal hernia repair.Annals of gastroenterological surgery · 2022Article
- Laparoscopic versus open mesh repair of bilateral primary inguinal hernia: A three-armed Randomized controlled trial.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2020Article
- Laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal repair versus open mesh plug repair for bilateral primary inguinal hernia.Annals of gastroenterological surgery · 2020Article
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Abstract
aimA few studies comparing laparoscopic and open techniques have reported that open repair with mesh is the optimal operation for unilateral primary hernia. The aim of this study is to compare the outcomes of laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal repair (TAPP) versus open mesh plug repair (MP) for bilateral primary inguinal hernia.
methodsThis was a retrospective study of 107 patients with bilateral primary inguinal hernia between January 2008 and December 2016. Of these patients, 49 underwent TAPP and 58 underwent MP. The surgical outcomes and the long-term outcomes using a questionnaire were compared between TAPP and MP.
resultsIn the TAPP group, the operation time was significantly longer (103 vs 91 minutes;
conclusionTAPP for bilateral primary inguinal hernia achieved better results than MP relative to postoperative pain and the use of medication for pain relief without increasing the complication and recurrence rates.
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