Abstract
Objectives: Inguinal hernia is the most common hernia and inguinal hernia repair is the most frequently performed operation in gerenal surgery. Hernioplasty by laparoscopy was gradually the standard method for inguinal hernia repair all over the world. The objective of this study is to demonstrate the effectness and safeness of laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal (TEP) hernia repair. Materials and methods: A prospective analysis of patients, admitted for groin hernia and operated by laparoscopic TEP hernia repair, performed between June 2010 and December 2011. Data were collected regarding general characteristics, complication rates, length of hospital stay and the recurrence rate postoperative of this laparoscopic method. Results: 35 patients underwent laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal (TEP) hernia repair with an average age of 51.3±13.8 years (range 31 – 72 years); 5.7% of the inguinal hernias were operated bilaterally, peritoneal laceration was noticed during dissection in 14.3%, there was no injury of the inferior epigastric vessels during dissection. Unilateral hernia had an operative time of 66.52 ± 17.4 minutes (range 45 – 115 minutes) and bilateral hernia took 107.5 minutes (range 95 – 120 minutes). All of these patients in the study were controlled, 5.7% had seroma at the time 3 months postoperative, there were no recurrences during follow-up ranging from 3 – 18 months (average 9.6 months). Conclusions: The laparoscopic (TEP) repair of inguinal hernia is safe and effective. That laparoscopy method should be the gold standard technique in treatment for the repair of inguinal hernias. Keywords: groin hernia – TEP hernioplasty - laparoscopy
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