Perioperative management - Transabdominal preperitoneal patch (TAPP) repair of inguinal hernia - general and visceral surgery
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Indications
Elective:
- Recurrent hernia following anterior access
- Bilateral hernias
Alternative procedures:
- In recurrent inguinal hernia: Lichtenstein
- In bilateral inguinal hernias: Depending on the wish of the patient one or two stage procedure, and on the age of the patient:
- patients > 30 years – Lichtenstein repair, patients aged < 30 years – Shouldice repair.
Contraindications
- Risk factors ruling out general anesthesia and pneumoperitoneum
- Abdominal wall infections
- Intestinal necrosis/perforation
- Known foreign body (mesh) allergies
Relative contraindications are:
- Large scrotal hernia
- Previous intraperitoneal and extraperitoneal surgery in the lower abdomen
- Previous mesh implantation
Preoperative diagnostic work-up
- Manual examination with patient standing
- In men > 50 years, digital rectal examination ruling out rectal cancer.
- Ultrasonography
Special preparation
- Mark the side of the hernia examined with the patient standing
- 1/2 hour before skin incision single-shot administration of 2nd generation cephalosporin
Informed consent
- Recurrence
- Seroma
- Hematoma
- Secondary healing
- Infection
- Mesh infection
- Vascular and nerve injury
- (Secondary) bleeding
- Chronic groin pain such as ilioinguinal syndrome
- Injury to the spermatic cord
- Testicular atrophy
- Redo procedure
- Bowel resection
- Death
- Injury to vessels/hollow viscus with laparoscopic instruments
- Trocar hernias
- Conversion to open procedure
Anesthesia
Positioning
Operating room setup
Special instruments and fixation systems
Postoperative management
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