title: Laparoscopic hernia repair--TAPP or/and TEP?
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Of various endoscopic hernia repair procedures, TAPP and TEP have been selected for routine use.
  
  
  METHODS
  Results from Medline research were analysed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There is a similar risk for postoperative morbidity for both techniques. The recurrence rate in large single-centre series is between 0% and 3.4%. There were numerous indications for both procedures, whereby a transperitoneal TAPP can also be applied in cases of previous preperitoneal operations.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Randomised trials comparing both methods of hernia repair are lacking. Seven non-randomised studies showed no differences in recurrence rate and morbidity. In general the learning curve for is shorter in favour of TAPP repair.
authors.affiliation: Department for General and Visceral Surgery, Marien Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany. bernhard.liebl@klinikum-coburg.de
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Leibl
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jäger
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kraft
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kraft
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schwarz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ulrich
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bittner
mesh_terms: D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D012008:Recurrence; D016896:Treatment Outcome