title: Laparoscopic treatment of recurrent inguinal hernias: experience from 281 operations.
abstract: The results of laparoscopic repair of 281 recurrent inguinal hernias in 260 patients are presented. One hundred sixty-eight totally extraperitoneal (TEP) and 113 transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) procedures were performed. Four major complications occurred in the early postoperative period, three of them in the TAPP group. After 2-4 years, the results were controlled by questionnaires and clinical reexaminations, if necessary. Eleven percent of the TAPP patients and 2% of the TEP patients experienced a recurrence. About 20% of the patients reported occasional discomfort and pain in the operated groin. We conclude that laparoscopic herniorrhaphy provides acceptable results in reoperative hernia surgery.
authors.affiliation: Centre of Gastrointestinal Diseases, Ersta Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Järhult
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Håkanson
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Akerud
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D012008:Recurrence; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome