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Purpose: Laparoscopic surgery is fast becoming the treatment of choice for inguinal hernia. By reviewing our 10-year experience of performing totally extraperitoneal repair (TEP), we sought to establish its clinical significance in the treatment of adult inguinal hernia. Methods: We reviewed retrospectively the clinical records of patients who underwent TEP for adult inguinal hernia between January 2003 and December 2012. Results: None of the 303 patients with adult primary or recurrent inguinal hernia in our study needed TEP converted to other procedures or suffered serious complications during the procedure. A significant difference was noted in the operation time between direct (n = 32) vs indirect (n = 128) hernias in the primary unilateral inguinal hernia group (91 ± 27 vs 80 ± 32 min, p = 0.033) and between direct/direct (n = 31) vs indirect/indirect (n = 24) hernias (136 ± 58 vs 89 ± 24 min, p = 0.01) in the primary bilateral inguinal hernia group. The only postoperative complications recorded were four cases of hernia recurrence (1.3 %) and one case of chronic pain (0.3 %). Conclusions: The results obtained for TEP over 10 years support this as a promising procedure for the treatment of adult inguinal hernia.
本文言語 | 英語 |
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ページ(範囲) | 1417-1420 |
ページ数 | 4 |
ジャーナル | Surgery today |
巻 | 45 |
号 | 11 |
DOI | |
出版ステータス | 出版済み - 11 1 2015 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Surgery