ArticleHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery2024
Incidentally found obturator hernias during totally extraperitoneal (TEP) inguinal hernia repair: a single-center experience.
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- Clinical outcomes of concurrent repair of occult contralateral inguinal hernias during TAPP: a retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Evaluation of the feasibility and clinical benefits of day-case laparoscopic percutaneous internal ring suturing for pediatric inguinal hernia in a single institution.BMC pediatrics · 2025Observational
- Indications for treatment of incidental obturator hernia encountered during transabdominal preperitoneal repair (TAPP).Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Article
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Abstract
purposeThis study aimed to determine the occurrence of incidental obturator hernia and clinical risk factors of their appearance in patients undergoing totally extraperitoneal (TEP) inguinal hernioplasty.
methodsData were collected retrospectively from patients who underwent TEP inguinal hernioplasty between June 2020 and December 2022.
resultsA total of 251 patients were included in the study. Obturator hernias were found in 21 patients (8.4%). At admission, no patient presented clinical signs of an obturator hernia. There was a significant predominance of women in the obturator hernia compared to the non-obturator hernia group (28.6% vs. 10.9%, respectively, p=0.018). There was no correlation between age (p=0.479) and BMI (p=0.771) and the occurrence of obturator hernia. Additional obturator hernia repair within the TEP inguinal hernioplasty procedure did not influence the overall length of the surgery (60.86 minutes) compared to the standard TEP inguinal hernioplasty (61.09 minutes, p=0.876).
conclusionsThe TEP inguinal hernioplasty allows the detection and repair of incidental obturator hernia. Through thorough inspection of the obturator canal, an asymptomatic obturator hernia can be detected and adequately treated within the same procedure, without the impact on the surgery duration, when performed by an experienced hernia surgeon.
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