COMPARISON OF CLINICAL OUTCOMES OF LICHTENSTEIN AND LAPAROSCOPIC TOTALLY EXTRAPERITONEAL REPAIR TECHNIQUES IN INGUINAL HERNIA SURGERY

RAMAZAN SAYGIN KERİMOĞLU, SÜLEYMAN KARGIN, ABDULLAH SAMİ MADEN, ABDULLAH GÜRHAN DUYAN

The European Research Journal - 2025;11(5):1008-1014

Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Division of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, Konya City Hospital, Konya, Türkiye

 

Objectives: This study aims to compare the clinical outcomes of open surgery (Lichtenstein procedure) with laparoscopic surgery (Totally Extraperitoneal Repair - TEP) for inguinal hernia repair. The duration of the procedure, postoperative pain, and occurrence of complications were evaluated.