Experience and results of laparoscopic inguinal herniorrhaphy

Introduction: Due to the invention of minimally invasive surgery, inguinal hernia repair by laparoscopy has become a common procedure. This paper presents the results of 92 inguinal hernia repairs by laparoscopy performed using the transabdominal pre-peritoneal technique (TAPP) between August 2001 and January 2014.Objective: To present our results regarding recurrence rate, postoperative pain and need for conversion.Materials and methods: The results of the procedure using TAPP were retrospectively analyzed based on an average follow-up time of 8 years.Results: Three (3.2%) cases required conversion, three (3.2%) were recurrent and six (6.4%) presented chronic pain.Conclusion: Laparoscopic hernia repair by TAPP is a safe procedure. Effectiveness and complication rates have shown to be similar to open and TEP techniques.

• Autores: Hazbón, Héctor René; López-Atehortua, David Felipe
• Tipo de recurso: Article of journal
• Fecha de publicación: 2017
• Institución: Universidad Nacional de Colombia
• Repositorio: Universidad Nacional de Colombia
• Idioma: spa
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorio.unal.edu.co:unal/65032
• Acceso en línea: https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/handle/unal/65032; http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/66055/
• Palabra clave: 61 Ciencias médicas; Medicina / Medicine and health; Hernia; Laparoscopia; Recurrencia; Hernia; Laparoscopy; Recurrence
• Rights: openAccess
• License: Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional