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NICE (UK) has not recommended unilateral primary laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair because of its expense. A two-port technique without balloon inflator or routine tacking was developed, which helped reduce costs to just £35 more than day-case open hernia repair. Over a 6-month period, 40 patients underwent 60 TEP repairs with a 6-month follow up. Zero degree laparoscope (10 mm) and blunt graspers (5 mm) created the pre-peritoneal space, identified landmarks and completed the dissection. Trimmed 15×15 cm mesh was placed over each defect. Operating times for unilateral and bilateral hernias for consultants and supervised trainees were 30*, 42.5* and 40*, 55* min (*: Median) respectively. Verbal rating pain scores at 24 and 72 h were 1* (0–3) and 0* (0–2) respectively. Patients returned to activity, driving and work in 5*, 7* and 14* days respectively. Cost of laparoscopic hernia repair was calculated at £105. A two-port laparoscopic hernia repair can be performed effectively and safely, in reasonable time and at a low cost. These data support the use of this technique in primary unilateral inguinal hernia.
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European Association for Endoscopic Surgery, Barcelona, 9th–12th June 2004 Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, Harrogate, 28th–30th April 2004
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Basu, S., Chandran, S., Somers, S.S. et al. Cost-effective laparoscopic TEP inguinal hernia repair: the Portsmouth technique. Hernia 9, 363–367 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-005-0006-x
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