ArticleSurgical endoscopy2021
Modified port positions for totally extraperitoneal (TEP) repair for groin hernias: our experience.
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- Trends, case selection and comparative outcomes of e-TEP with TAPP and TEP for groin hernia - data from Indian hernia collaborative.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Article
- Retrograde puncture for trocar placement for the establishment of the preperitoneal space in laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal repair for groin hernias: 10 years of experience.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Article
- Pre-peritoneal Fat as a Guide to Extended View Total Extraperitoneal (eTEP) Repair for Inguinal Hernia.Cureus · 2024Article
- TAPP surgeons have the last laugh!Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2023Article
- Laparoscopic total extraperitoneal (TEP) inguinal hernia repair with preperitoneal closed-suction drainage reduced postoperative complications.BMC surgery · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundTotally extraperitoneal repair (TEP) is the preferred method of inguinal hernia repair for many surgeons worldwide. However, because of limited working space, there may be difficulties when operating on large and irreducible groin hernias and short stature patients. There are many ways in which the port positions can be modified during TEP for different kinds of hernias and according to the comfort of the surgeons.
methodsThis is a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data. We describe two different variations in port placement for TEP in patients with large irreducible hernias and short stature patients.
resultsA total of 19 procedures were performed with these port positions. Most of these were large irreducible hernias or patients with short stature. With these modified port positions, difficult hernias could be completed with extraperitoneal approach. We had no recurrence and 5 seromas that eventually settled in 1-3 months.
conclusionModified port positions in TEP by shifting the ports farther away can be useful for hernias where the surgery is difficult due to limited working space and is a good alternative to TAPP.
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