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Comparison TAPP vs. TEP: Which Technique Is Better?

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TEP and TAPP are the two standard techniques for laparoscopic repair of groin hernia. There have been many studies comparing TEP and TAPP in terms of safety and efficacy; however, there are conflicting reports of advantages of one over the other. TAPP has been reported to be easier to learn but has a higher incidence of visceral injury, postoperative pain, and longer operative time [1]. On the other hand, TEP avoids violation of the peritoneal cavity but is associated with a longer learning curve and a lesser incidence of vascular and visceral injury [1]. The recent guidelines for laparoscopic groin hernia repair published by the International Endo Hernia Society (IEHS) also could not answer the question of which of the two techniques is better [2]. There have been many systematic analyses comparing TEP and TAPP repairs, and the major differences between the two techniques are as follows:

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    Virinder Kumar Bansal, Asuri Krishna & Nalinikant Ghosh

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  1. Em.Director of Surgical Department, Marienhospital Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany

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  2. Academic Teaching Hospital of Charitè Medical School, Vivantes Hospital, Department of Surgery and Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery, Berlin, Germany

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  3. Department of General Surgery, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

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  4. Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group, Department of Surgery, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

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  5. Norton Thoracic Institute, Dignity Health, Creighton University School of Medicine (Phoenix campus), Phoenix, Arizona, USA

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  6. Minimal Access, Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Max Super Specialty Hospital Saket, New Delhi, India

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Bansal, V.K., Krishna, A., Ghosh, N., Bittner, R., Misra, M.C. (2018). Comparison TAPP vs. TEP: Which Technique Is Better?. In: Bittner, R., Köckerling, F., Fitzgibbons, Jr., R., LeBlanc, K., Mittal, S., Chowbey, P. (eds) Laparo-endoscopic Hernia Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-55493-7_13

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