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A 10-year follow-up study on endoscopic total extraperitoneal repair of primary and recurrent inguinal hernia

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Background

To determine whether endoscopic repair is favorable in the long term, follow-up recurrence rates afrter 10 years need to be assessed.

Methods

Between January 1995 and January 1996, 306 consecutive patients underwent total extraperitoneal (TEP) inguinal hernia repair. Long-term follow-up assessment occurred from January 2006 to May 2006.

Results

After a 10-year follow-up period, six (4%) recurrences were found in the primary inguinal hernia group and three recurrences (11%) in the recurrent inguinal hernia group. Age, experience, hospital stay, and operating time were not significantly correlated with recurrences.

Conclusion

The long-term results of TEP primary inguinal hernia repair demonstrate it to be an effective and safe procedure with an acceptable recurrence rate. Recurrence rates may be underestimated because the findings show that recurrences continue to occur for as long as 10 years.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Ikazia Hospital, P.O. Box 5009, Montessoriweg 1, 3008 AN, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    M. Staarink, R. N. van Veen & W. F. Weidema

  2. Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    W. C. Hop

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Staarink, M., van Veen, R.N., Hop, W.C. et al. A 10-year follow-up study on endoscopic total extraperitoneal repair of primary and recurrent inguinal hernia. Surg Endosc 22, 1803–1806 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-008-9917-9

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