Open AccessClinical outcomes of single incision laparoscopic surgery and conventional laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal inguinal hernia repair
Author(s) -
İlhan Ece,
Hüseyin Yılmaz,
Serdar Yormaz,
Mustafa Şahi̇n
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of minimal access surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0972-9941
pISSN - 1998-3921
DOI - 10.4103/0972-9941.181394
Subject(s) - medicine , inguinal hernia , surgery , laparoscopy , hernia , abdominal surgery , laparoscopic surgery , hernia repair , demographics , randomized controlled trial , general surgery , demography , sociology
Laparoscopic surgery has been a frequently performed method for inguinal hernia repair. Studies have demonstrated that the laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) approach is an appropriate choice for inguinal hernia repair. Single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) was developed to improve the cosmetic effects of conventional laparoscopy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and feasibility of SILS-TAPP compared with TAPP technique.