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Which is the best laparoscopic approach for inguinal hernia repair: TEP or TAPP? A systematic review of the literature with a network meta-analysis
Surgical Endoscopy, 06/25/2012
Bracale U et al. – TEP and TAPP improved clinical outcomes compared with OHR, but the network meta–analysis showed that TEP and TAPP efficacy is equivalent. TAPP was associated with a slightly longer hospital stay compared with TEP.
Methods- Authors performed an indirect comparison between TEP and TAPP techniques by considering only randomized, controlled trials comparing TEP with OHR and TAPP with OHR in a network meta–analysis.
- They considered the following outcomes: operative time, postoperative complications, hospital stay, postoperative pain, time to return to work, and recurrences.
- The two techniques improved some short outcomes (such as time to return to work) with respect to OHR.
- In the network meta–analysis, TEP and TAPP were equivalent for operative time, postoperative complications, postoperative pain, time to return to work, and recurrences, whereas TAPP was associated with a slightly longer hospital stay compared with TEP.
