[Laparoscopic hernia repair of recurrent hernias]

Successful treatment of recurrent inguinal hernias is still a problem, in spite of the availability of several different methods. We present our experience with laparoscopic TAP repair, which was performed in 154 patients with 168 recurrent inguinal hernias after traditional anterior repairs. Our results show an acceptable complication rate (5.4%, n = 9) and a low re-recurrence-rate (1.8%, n = 3), combined with the benefit of the minimal access technique, so that this procedure can be recommended in recurrent inguinal hernia repair.