Zhonghua wai ke za zhi [Chinese journal of surgery]
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Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi · Sep 2013
[The surgical strategy for laparoscopic approach in recurrent inguinal hernia repair: 213 cases report].
To evaluate the surgical strategy for laparoscopic approach in recurrent inguinal hernia repair. ⋯ TAPP and TEP are both feasible and efficacious techniques to treat recurrent hernias after suture repair and Lichtenstein repair, while the choice depends on surgeons' experience. Most recurrent hernias after Patch and Plug repair could be treated successfully by TAPP but TEP technique is not encouraged. For recurrences after preperitoneal repair, the TAPP repair should be recommended as first choice, while IPOM is a good technique to cope with the cases which TAPP failed.