title: Bowel obstruction in the postoperative period of laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair (TAPP): review of the literature.
abstract: A case is presented of a male patient that presented with intestinal obstruction in the early postoperative period of a transabdominal preperitoneal inguinal repair (TAPP) that was diagnosed and repaired successfully using laparoscopy. Whenever a total extraperitoneal procedure (TEP) cannot be performed, the peritoneal closure of the TAPP should be done water-tight using interrupted stitches of absorbable monofilament sutures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, American-British Cowdray Hospital, México City, Mexico.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cueto
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Vázquez
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Solís
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Valdéz
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Valencia
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Weber
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D012086:Reoperation; D013536:Suture Techniques; D016896:Treatment Outcome