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Laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal repair versus open preperitoneal mesh repair for inguinal hernia

Laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal repair versus open preperitoneal mesh repair for... 38 Original article Laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal repair versus open preperitoneal mesh repair for inguinal hernia Ayman M. Elwan, Mohammed A. Abomera, Mahmoud A. Abo Al Makarem and AbdAlhamed H. Mohammedain General Surgery Department, Al-Azhar Faculty of Background/Aim Medicine, Al-Azhar University, New Damietta, Egypt The surgical history of inguinal hernias dates back to ancient Egypt, from Bassini’s Correspondence to Ayman M. Elwan, MD, General repair to today’s mesh-based open and laparoscopic repairs. The aim of this study was Surgery Department, Al-Azhar Faculty of Medicine, to compare laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) repair with open Al-Azhar University, 103 Mubark district, New Damietta, Damietta, Egypt preperitoneal polypropylene mesh repair for treatment of inguinal hernia. Tel: + 20 100 687 8964; fax: + 002 057 2404909; Patients and methods e-mail: dr_aymanelwan@yahoo.com From June 2010 to June 2012, 40 adult patients with primary inguinal hernia were Received 14 November 2012 included in this study, which was carried at New Damietta University Hospital. Accepted 10 February 2013 The patients were randomly divided into two equal groups: Group A underwent Journal of the Arab Society for Medical laparoscopic TAPP polypropylene mesh repair and group B underwent open Research 2013, 8:38–42 preperitoneal polypropylene mesh repair. Results The mean http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of the Arab Society for Medical Research Wolters Kluwer Health

Laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal repair versus open preperitoneal mesh repair for inguinal hernia

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1687-4293
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10.7123/01.JASMR.0000429088.65848.1c
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38 Original article Laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal repair versus open preperitoneal mesh repair for inguinal hernia Ayman M. Elwan, Mohammed A. Abomera, Mahmoud A. Abo Al Makarem and AbdAlhamed H. Mohammedain General Surgery Department, Al-Azhar Faculty of Background/Aim Medicine, Al-Azhar University, New Damietta, Egypt The surgical history of inguinal hernias dates back to ancient Egypt, from Bassini’s Correspondence to Ayman M. Elwan, MD, General repair to today’s mesh-based open and laparoscopic repairs. The aim of this study was Surgery Department, Al-Azhar Faculty of Medicine, to compare laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) repair with open Al-Azhar University, 103 Mubark district, New Damietta, Damietta, Egypt preperitoneal polypropylene mesh repair for treatment of inguinal hernia. Tel: + 20 100 687 8964; fax: + 002 057 2404909; Patients and methods e-mail: dr_aymanelwan@yahoo.com From June 2010 to June 2012, 40 adult patients with primary inguinal hernia were Received 14 November 2012 included in this study, which was carried at New Damietta University Hospital. Accepted 10 February 2013 The patients were randomly divided into two equal groups: Group A underwent Journal of the Arab Society for Medical laparoscopic TAPP polypropylene mesh repair and group B underwent open Research 2013, 8:38–42 preperitoneal polypropylene mesh repair. Results The mean

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Published: Jun 1, 2013

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