ArticleFrontiers in surgery2026
Clinical outcomes of concurrent repair of occult contralateral inguinal hernias during TAPP: a retrospective cohort study.
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Background: To evaluate the clinical efficacy and surgical safety of intraoperative exploration and immediate repair of occult inguinal hernia (OIH) during transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) repair. Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical data of 238 adult patients who underwent TAPP at Jiangsu Provincial People's Hospital (The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University) from May 2023 to May 2024. Based on preoperative diagnosis and intraoperative exploration findings, patients were divided into three groups: the unilateral group (without OIH, Results: Among patients preoperatively diagnosed with unilateral hernia, the intraoperative exploration rate of OIH was 15.61% (32/205). Indirect inguinal hernia was the predominant type of OIH (71.88%). The operative time in the OIH group (112.03 ± 37.61 min) was significantly longer than that in the unilateral group ( Conclusions: Routine intraoperative exploration during TAPP effectively identifies occult inguinal hernias. Concurrent laparoscopic repair of an incidentally detected OIH appears technically feasible and exhibits a favorable safety profile, without an obvious increase in major short-term postoperative complications compared with standard unilateral or bilateral repairs. These findings support concurrent repair as a feasible and safe intraoperative choice when an OIH was encountered.
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