ArticleCureus2021
Comparison of Common Postoperative Complications Between Lichtenstein Open Repair and Laparoscopic Transabdominal Pre-peritoneal (TAPP) Repair for Unilateral Inguinal Hernia.
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- Comparison of short- and long-term efficacy and economic indicators between transabdominal preperitoneal and open tension-free repair for inguinal hernia in adults: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Pooled it
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- Inguinodynia following inguinal hernia repair: a comparative analysis of open Lichtenstein and laparoscopic TAPP techniques in a two-center cohort.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Article
- Laparoscopic-enhanced recovery after surgery protocol for incarcerated inguinal hernia: a paradigm shift toward precision emergency herniology.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Article
- A retrospective study of 3D laparoscopy and 2D laparoscopy in transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) for unilateral inguinal hernia in elderly patients.Updates in surgery · 2024Article
- Comparison of single absorbable tacker vs. conventional method in fixating the mesh in bilateral inguinal hernia undergoing laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP): A randomized control trial study.Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · 2024Article
- Comparison of modified tumescent and conventional laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal inguinal hernia repair: a retrospective clinical study.The Journal of international medical research · 2024Article
- Comparison of Postoperative Short-term Complications and Recurrence after One Year between Laparoscopic Transabdominal Pre-peritoneal (TAPP) and Lichtenstein Tension Free Repair on the Treatment of Primary Unilateral Inguinal Hernia.World journal of plastic surgery · 2024Article
- A Review of Abdominal Meshes for Hernia Repair-Current Status and Emerging Solutions.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Implementing an outpatient surgical management in moderated-high risk patients with groin hernia repair.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2023Article
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- [Inguinal hernia operations-Always outpatient?]Chirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2023Review
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Abstract
Introduction Laparoscopic transabdominal pre-peritoneal (TAPP) repair is a minimally invasive technique that is becoming the procedure of choice among surgeons for inguinal hernia repair and research work is still going on comparing TAPP repair with Lichtenstein open mesh repair. The objective of our study is to compare common postoperative complications in Lichtenstein mesh repair and laparoscopic TAPP repair for unilateral inguinal hernia in our unit. Methods Between August 2016 and August 2018, patients with unilateral inguinal hernia and ASA grade I/II were selected in the surgical outpatient department (OPD) and prospectively randomized into two equal groups. Lichtenstein open mesh repair was done in Group-I and laparoscopic TAPP repair in Group-II. The visual analog scale (VAS) was used for the assessment of the intensity of pain. Results A total of 100 patients with a diagnosis of unilateral inguinal hernia were included in the study. Overall, our study showed that there was less postoperative pain in those patients who underwent TAPP repair as compared to patients with Lichtenstein mesh repair (p= <0.05). There were more postoperative complications in Group-I as compared to Group-II. Conclusion Laparoscopic TAPP repair for inguinal hernia is associated with less postoperative pain and other postoperative complications in addition to a shorter hospital stay as compared to Lichtenstein mesh repair. Thus, this is helping in the early return of patients to daily life activities.
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