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Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair in the Obese Patient Population: A Single-Center Five-Year Experience.
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- Is the recurrence rate higher in obese patients undergoing inguinal hernia surgery?Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Expanding minimally invasive horizons for pubic symphysis diastasis: The laparoscopic total extraperitoneal approach in orthopedic surgery (O-TEP).Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES · 2026Article
- In-hospital outcomes of robotic versus laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair in obese patients: a national inpatient sample analysis 2005-2020.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Article
- Effects of obesity on outcomes of laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal inguinal hernia repair: a retrospective analysis.Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques · 2024Article
- Surgeons' Approach to Intraoperative Complications in Total Extraperitoneal (TEP) Hernia Repair.JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic SurgeonsArticle
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Abstract
Purpose The objective of the present study is to evaluate the distribution of the transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) and the totally extraperitoneal repair (TEP) procedures among the obese and non-obese patient populations, to show how obesity impacts daily practice by reviewing the experience of a single center, and finally, to assess the outcomes of the operations. Methods All patients who underwent elective, minimally invasive inguinal hernia repair in our hospital from January 2017 to January 2022 were included in the present study. The data that were analyzed were patient demographics, each individual patient's American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) score, the minimally invasive technique (TAPP or TEP) utilized, the body mass index (BMI), and other comorbidities such as underlying diabetes, hypertension, and smoking status. Results A total of 109 patients were included in the present analysis, of which 81 (74.3%) underwent elective TEP repairs while 28 (25.7%) underwent elective TAPP repairs. Overall, 39 (35.7%) patients were included in the obesity subgroup with an average BMI of 35.4 ± 4.9, with a range from 30.1 to 52.7, and 70 (64.3%) were included in the non-obese subgroup, with an average BMI of 23.2 ± 3.3 and a range from 16.2 to 29.7. Conclusions The laparoscopic approach to the inguinal hernia repair in obese patients has similar outcomes as an open approach regarding the 30-day events, in the hands of experienced surgeons with the advantages of the laparoscopic approach vs. the open one.
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