Methods: Two hundred twenty patients were randomly assigned to one of three groups of
eTEP (80), TEP (68), and TAPP (72) after matching for age, sex, and clinical extent of hernia …

Aim The aim of this study is to compare the clinical outcomes and safety of laparoscopic TEP
and laparoscopic TAPP for inguinal hernia repair. Materials and methods Patients were …

Purpose Major innovations continue to occur in the operative techniques used in hernia
operations. Laparoscopic totally extra-peritoneal (TEP) hernia repair is the latest addition to …

Background: Laparoscopic groin hernia repair can be done by trans-abdominal pre-
peritoneal (TAPP) approach and also by total extra peritoneal (TEP) approach. The objective …

Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repairs are most commonly either transabdominal
preperitoneal (TAPP) or totally extraperitoneal (TEP) operations. The indications and …

Background: Although the laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal (TEP) approach to hernia
repair has been associated with less pain and a faster postoperative recovery than …

Background: History of inguinal hernia repair changed over the decades from repair by
tissue approximation to the insertion of synthetic mesh and the introduction of laparoscopic …

Aims: This study aimed to analyze the results of transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) and
total extraperitoneal (TEP) repairs performed by two authors and to compare two …

Background: This article reports the results of a multicenter prospective audit of totally
extraperitoneal (TEP) inguinal hernia repair conducted by the Swiss Association for …

Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair is still not the gold standard for repair although mesh
implantation is unequivocally accepted as an integral part of any groin hernia repair. The …