title: Small bowel obstruction after laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair: a case report.
abstract: The authors present a case of intestinal obstruction after a transabdominal laparoscopic hernia repair, due to bowel entrapment through a not perfectly closed peritoneum. With the tremendous success of laparoscopic cholecystectomy, a laparoscopic approach to inguinal hernias seemed feasible and logical. The transabdominal preperitoneal and the totally extraperitoneal hernia repair, both using a prosthesis, are based on the same principles as the classical tension-free repair. The authors have experience with both new procedures. The case report illustrates a major complication after a transabdominal laparoscopic repair in a consecutive series of 40 patients. This was the reason why the transabdominal approach in our department is replaced by the totally extraperitoneal approach.
authors.affiliation: H. Hartziekenhuis, Lier, Belgium.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vanclooster
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Meersman
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: de Gheldere
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007421:Intestine, Small; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D012086:Reoperation