Background: Despite the advent of innovative surgical platforms and operative techniques, a
definitive indication of the best surgical option for the treatment of unilateral primary inguinal …

Purpose To examine the updated evidence on safety, effectiveness, and outcomes of the
totally extraperitoneal (TEP) versus the laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) …

Introduction Worldwide, more than 20 million patients undergo groin hernia repair annually.
The many different approaches, treatment indications and a significant array of techniques …

Introduction More than 20 years since the introduction of TAPP and TEP into clinical routine,
there is a lack of clarity due to conflicting comparative data. Therefore, more results from …

Background Data are insufficient to compare transabdominal preperitoneal repair (TAPP)
and total extraperitoneal (TEP) techniques of laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair. There is …

Since the last publication, in 2008, of the Surgical Clinics of North America hernia edition,
many important guidelines and meta-analyses concerning inguinal hernia surgery have …

Purpose: To perform a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing
transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) with totally extraperitoneal (TEP) in regards of hernia …

Background Compared with open herniorrhaphy, laparoscopic herniorrhaphy can yield
more favorable clinical outcomes. However, previous studies failed to give definite answer …

Background Inguinal hernia repair is one of the most common operations performed
worldwide with most of the burden of these occurring in low‐or middle‐income countries …

Background: This study aimed to identify the best procedure for addressing inguinal hernias
by comparing results after transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP), totally extraperitoneal …