Laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal repair for female patients with groin hernias.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal repair (TAPP) was recommended for female patients with groin hernias. Whereas, only a few studies focused on whether and how to preserve the round ligament of the uterus in TAPP.

Methods

Clinical data of 159 female patients with 181 groin hernias who underwent TAPP at a single institution in China from January 2016 to June 2022 were retrospectively reviewed and collected.

Results

All the patients underwent the operation smoothly without conversion. Division of the round ligament was performed for 33 hernias. Preservation of the round ligament was adopted for 148 hernias, 51 with the "keyhole" technique, 86 with the "longitudinal incision of peritoneum" method, and 11 with total dissection of the round ligament. The

SUBMITTER: Lin R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10413729 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature