Technical features of laparoscopic prosthetic hernioplasty of inguinal hernia

Abstract

OBJECTIVE. The authors investigated different methods of hernioplasty. MATERIAL AND METHODS. Endovideosur gical inguinal hernioplasty was performed in 3900 patients at the period from 1994 to 2016. The article described the developed and implemented techniques, strategy of surgical treatment, the choice of the type and size of prostheses in patients with different variants and complex forms of inguinal hernias. RESULTS. Specific postoperative complications were analyzed and suggested the methods of their prevention. CONCLUSIONS. The analysis of results was made. The authors gave recommendations concerning the technique of operative intervention.

Keywords

• endovideosurgical hernioplasty
• laparoscopy
• prostheses
• inguinal hernias
• complex forms
• complications
• technique