Open AccessSingle incision multiport versus conventional laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair: A matched comparison
Author(s) -
Subbiah Rajapandian,
Bhushan Chittawadagi,
Sandeep C Sabnis,
Manish Jain,
Palanivelu Praveen Raj,
Ramakrishnan Parathasarthi,
Palanisamy Senthilnathan,
Chinnusamy Palanivelu
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of minimal access surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0972-9941
pISSN - 1998-3921
DOI - 10.4103/jmas.jmas_30_17
Subject(s) - medicine , cosmesis , surgery , visual analogue scale , inguinal hernia , laparoscopic surgery , laparoscopy , hernia
The popularity of single-incision procedures is on the rise as wound cosmesis is increasingly being seen as an important body image-related outcome. In this study, we assess the potential benefits of single-incision multiport laparoscopic totally extra-peritoneal (S-TEP) without using specialised ports or instruments and compare the same with the conventional laparoscopic TEP (C-TEP) surgery in terms of operative time, post-operative pain, complications, cost and cosmesis.