Background: Inguinal hernia repair has been a controversial area in surgical practice. Its
complexity is reflected by the fact that numerous different procedures including both open …

Background: Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair has become increasingly popular as an
alternative to open surgery. Aim: To evaluate total extraperitoneal repair with direct …

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 totally extraperitoneal (TEP) repair is preferred over
transabdominal preperitoneal hernia repair (TAPP) as the peritoneum is not violated and …

Background: In present days, there is increase in laparoscopic hernia repair for inguinal
hernias. The objective of this study was to evaluate the various parameters in laparoscopic …

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 …

Background: Inguinal hernia repair is one of the most common operations in general
surgery. Inguinal hernias are among the most common of abdominal wall hernias …

Purpose: Laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal herniorrhaphy (TEP) was developed as an
alternative treatment of inguinal hernias to open hernia repair. This study evaluated 92 …

Background: Transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) and totally extraperitoneal (TEP) mesh
repair are two common procedures which are nowadays commonly performed during …

As laparoscopy gained popularity, minimal invasive approach was also applied for hernia
surgery. Unfortunately the initial efforts were disappointing due to high early recurrence rate …