Total extraperitoneal plasty in the surgical treatment of hernias

The article presents the results of the use of endoscopic total extraperitoneal hernioplasty (TEP) in the surgical treatment of abdominal hernias. The study included 634 patients who underwent surgery in 2017–2023 at the 2nd City Clinical Hospital in Minsk. The surgical technique of TEP, anatomical guidelines, features of interventions for various types of hernias (including recurrent and combined), complications and clinical results are described. Advantages of the method: low complication rate (2.7 %), minimal injury, short hospital stay (average 3.7 days), method of choice in the treatment of inguinal hernias.

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