Laparoscopic repair of inguinal hernia in adults

Xue-Fei Yang1, Jia-Lin Liu2

  • 1Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, the University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen 518053, China.

Laparoscopic repair of inguinal hernia is mini-invasive and has confirmed effects. The procedures include intraperitoneal onlay mesh (IPOM) repair, transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) repair and total extraperitoneal (TEP) repair. These procedures have totally different anatomic point of view, process and technical key points from open operations. The technical details of these operations are discussed in this article, also the strategies of treatment for some special conditions.

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