Trial reportThe Journal of international medical research2024
Single-port versus traditional three-port laparoscopic total extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair: A single-centre, prospective, randomised study.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Comparison of single-incision and traditional laparoscopic surgery for the risk of incisional hernia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Updates in surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Single-port versus multi-port laparoscopic totally Extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair: a systematic review and Meta-analysis of postoperative outcomes.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Beyond acronyms: a domain-based structural analysis of abdominal wall hernia repair techniques in the contemporary literature.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Comparative perioperative outcomes of single-port laparoscopic ArtiSential versus da Vinci SP platform for totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair: a multi-institutional, propensity score-matched analysis in Korea.Journal of minimally invasive surgery · 2026Article
- Efficacy of transumbilical single-port and two-port laparoscopy in the treatment of pediatric inguinal hernia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Review
- How Reproducible Are Abdominal Wall Surgical Techniques? A Methodological Assessment of Technical Reporting in the Contemporary Literature.Journal of abdominal wall surgery : JAWS · 2026Article
- Single-incision laparoscopic herniorrhaphy needle treatment for pediatric inguinal hernia: Surgical outcome, postoperative complications, and serum inflammation effects.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2025Article
- Enhanced recovery after surgery-guided strategies in single-incision laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal hernioplasty for inguinal hernia: a narrative review.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Review
- Umbilical double-port laparoscopy combined with extraperitoneal water injection for the treatment of giant inguinal hernias in infants and young children.BMC surgery · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo explore the efficacy and safety of single-incision laparoscopic (SIL) technique compared with the traditional three-port total extraperitoneal (TEP) technique for inguinal hernia repair.
methodsThis prospective, randomised study involved patients who underwent surgery for inguinal hernia at our hospital from December 2021 to July 2023. Patients were randomly assigned to SIL-TEP or TEP groups based on a computer-generated random number table. Perioperative clinical indicators for the surgical approaches were evaluated.
resultsOf the 127 patients eligible for study, 66 were randomised to the SIL-TEP group and 61 to the TEP group. The operation time for SIL-TEP was significantly longer than for TEP but the time to return to normal activities was significantly shorter and short-term pain score was significantly lower. There were no differences between groups in intraoperative blood loss, postoperative hospital stays, pain relief time, hospitalization costs or cosmetic satisfaction scores.
conclusionWhile SIL-TEP is more challenging than TEP for hernia repair, we found that at our centre it is comparable with regard to overall safety and feasibility. Further studies are needed to validate our findings.
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