Laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal approach for XXXX repair: a five-year experience at a single center.

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PURPOSE: Laparoscopic hernia repair has emerged as an effective alternative method for treating @entity169 . It has several significant advantages over the tension-free open repair now in use. In this report we summarize our laparoscopic hernia repair results and recommendations. METHODS: The transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) procedures for groin @entity547 performed between January 2003 and January 2008 at a single center were analyzed retrospectively. Individual surgeon performances were compared to determine whether the rates of complications were related to the level of surgeon experience. RESULTS: A total of 312 TAPP procedures were reviewed, and 284 (91%) of the @entity1 were followed retrospectively. There were 266 (85.25%) males and 46 (14.75%) females. The average age was 57.4 years. The mean length of hospital stay was 2.1 days. The mean duration of surgery was 35 min. Six (1.92%) intraoperative and seven (2.24%) postoperative complications were noted. Two recurrences occurred (0.70%). CONCLUSIONS: Laparoscopic TAPP hernia repair has proven to be an efficient method for the treatment of groin @entity547 at our institution. Most @entity1 can be treated as day-cases, namely they are hospitalized for 1 day, and they demonstrate a low recurrence rate (0.70%). Such low morbidity makes TAPP an attractive method for the routine treatment of groin @entity547 .
