Surgical Results of Total Ekstraperitoneal (TEP) Hernia Repairs in 115 Inguinal Hernia Patients

• Published in: Southern Clinics of Istanbul Eurasia Vol. 29; no. 4; pp. 276 - 279
• Main Author: Altın, Önder
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: KARE Publishing 01.01.2019
• Subjects: inguinal hernia; laparoscopy; tep
• ISSN: 2587-0998; 2587-0998
• DOI: 10.14744/scie.2018.19484

INTRODUCTION[|]Inguinal hernia is one of the most common encountered pathologies in general surgery. There are two main types of repair procedures, including open and laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair. In this study, we aimed to share the results of peroperative and postoperative surgical results of patients who underwent laparoscopic TEP technique by same surgeon.[¤]METHODS[|]In this study, the data of 115 patients with inguinal hernia, who were appropriate for the indications of hernia repair by laparoscopic TEP technique at the general surgery outpatient clinic between March 2012 and June 2018 were evaluated retrospectively. [¤]RESULTS[|]Of the 115 patients, 30 had bilateral inguinal hernias and 85 had unilateral inguinal hernias, all these patients were operated laparoscopically by same surgeon. Low recurrence rate and surgical complication were found in accordance with the literature. [¤]DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION[|]With appropriate patient selection and adequate surgical experience, repair of inguinal hernia with laparoscopic TEP technique is a safe and feasible method. Advantages are less postoperative pain, earlier return to daily activities and better cosmetic results.[¤]