Aim: The purpose of the study was to compare the results of laparoscopic inguinal hernia
repair using two different methods: transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) repair and the …

Inguinal hernia repairs are one of the most common procedures performed in general
surgical departments. Approximately 20 million hernia repairs are performed annually all …

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 …

Materials and Methods: This study is a retrospective analysis of a prospectively maintained
database of all patients with groin hernia who underwent TEP repair in a single surgical unit …

Background Minimal access approaches to inguinal hernia repair have added to the
ongoing debate over the “best groin hernia repair.” The present prospective randomized …

Background The technical evolution of hernia repair has brought to the introduction of
laparoscopy in this field. The most common laparoscopic techniques are transabdominal …

Sažetak Laparoscopic approach to inguinal hernia repair is indicated for recurrent and
bilateral hernias or as patient choice in unilateral primary hernias. Totally extraperitoneal …

Background: The safety and usefulness of the SILS-TAPP (transabdominal pre-peritoneal)
procedure remain unclear. The aim of this study was to clarify the safety and usefulness of …

Background: After more than 20 years since laparoscopy was proposed as a solution for one
of the most common surgical pathologies, inguinal hernia, the choice of an intra-or …

Background The guidelines recommend laparoscopic repair for bilateral inguinal hernia.
However, few studies compare the totally extraperitoneal (TEP) and transabdominal …