SynthesisHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery2023
Laparoscopic approach in emergency for the treatment of acute incarcerated groin hernia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Mesh repair versus non-mesh repair for incarcerated and strangulated groin hernia: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2023Pooled it
- Clinical analysis of laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal hernioplasty (TAPP) for incarcerated inguinal hernia.Medicine · 2026Article
- Assessing the learning curve in laparoscopic TAPP repair for emergency inguinal hernia: a comparative study with open repair.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Feasibility and outcomes of emergency laparoscopic TAPP repair for strangulated inguinal hernia.BMC surgery · 2026Article
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- Machine learning-based radiomic nomogram from unenhanced computed tomography and clinical data predicts bowel resection in incarcerated inguinal hernia.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2025Article
- Complicated Inguinocrural Hernias: Laparoscopic Vs. Open Surgery in the Emergency Setting.Journal of abdominal wall surgery : JAWS · 2025Article
- Suture repair versus mesh repair in elderly populations with incarcerated or strangulated groin hernia.Updates in surgery · 2024Article
- Is TAPP the Right alternative for patients undergoing emergency surgery for incarcerated inguinal hernia?Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES · 2024Article
- Management of groin hernias in emergency setting: differences in indications and outcomes between laparoscopic and open approach. A single-center retrospective experience.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2024Article
- TEP or TAPP: who, when, and how?Frontiers in surgery · 2024Review
- Cesena guidelines: WSES consensus statement on laparoscopic-first approach to general surgery emergencies and abdominal trauma.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2023Article
- Controversies Regarding Mesh Utilisation and the Attitude towards the Appendix in Amyand's Hernia-A Systematic Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Laparoscopic vs. Open Approach in Emergent Inguinal Hernia: Our Experience and Review of Literature.Journal of abdominal wall surgery : JAWS · 2023Review
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Abstract
purposeMinimally invasive approach for acute incarcerated groin hernia repair is still debated. To clarify this debate, a literature review was performed.
methodsSearch was performed in PubMed, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, and Cochrane databases, founding 28,183 articles.
resultsFifteen articles, and 433 patients were included (16 bilateral hernia, range 3-8). Three hundred and eighty-eight (75.3%) and 103 patients (22.9%) underwent transabdominal preperitoneal and totally extraperitoneal repair, respectively, and in 5 patients, the defect was buttressed with broad ligament (1.1%) (not specified in 3 patients). Herniated structures were resected in 48 cases (range 1-9). Intraoperative complications and conversion occurred in 4 (range 0-1) and 10 (range 0-3) patients, respectively. Mean operative time and hospital stay ranged between 50 and 147 min, and 2 and 7 days, respectively. Postoperative complications ranged between 1 and 19. Five studies compared laparoscopic and open approaches (163 and 235 patients). Herniated structures were resected in 19 (11.7%) and 42 cases (17.9%) for laparoscopic and open approach, respectively (p = 0.1191). Intraoperative complications and conversion occurred in one (0.6%) and 5 (2.1%) patients (p = 0.4077), and in two (1.2%) and 19 (8.1%) patients (p = 0.0023), in case of laparoscopic or open approach, respectively. Mean operative time and hospital stay were 94.4 ± 40.2 and 102.8 ± 43.7 min, and 4.8 ± 2.2 and 11 ± 3.1 days, in laparoscopic or open approach, respectively. Sixteen (9.8%) and 57 (24.3%) postoperative complications occurred.
conclusionLaparoscopy seems to be a safe and feasible approach for the treatment of acute incarcerated groin hernia. Further studies are required for definitive conclusions.
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