Abstract
Hernia repairs, both inguinal and ventral/incisional, are some of the most common surgeries performed in the world. The laparoscopic method of tension-free mesh repair appeared to be gaining in popularity in the early 1990s. Early uncontrolled studies claimed that laparoscopic repair was superior to the conventional open repairs regarding postoperative pain, resumption of normal activities. The most scientic way to come to conclusion over superiority of one method over other is evidence-based medicine. Here we compare Lichtenstein tension free open hernioplasty with TAPP comparing the intra operative and early postoperative complications of the two.
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