Background: Indirect inguinal hernia with a dilated internal ring but an intact posterior inguinal wall is classified as Nyhus type II. Females have a higher incidence of indirect hernia than direct hernia. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of laparoscopic iliopubic tract repair (IPTR) compared with laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) hernioplasty in treating women with Nyhus type II hernia.
Methods: This retrospective study included 318 women aged ≥ 20 years who were treated for Nyhus type II hernia from January 2013 to December 2018. The patients were categorized into two groups in accordance with the operative technique: the TAPP group (33 patients) and the IPTR group (285 patients). In the IPTR group, intraabdominal suturing of the iliopubic tract and transversalis fascia arch was performed without mesh implantation.
Results: The mean operation time was shorter in the IPTR group (17.2 ± 3.9 min) than the TAPP group (20.5 ± 8.1 min, p = 0.028). The postoperative complication rate was higher in the TAPP group than the IPTR group [6.1% (2/33) vs. 0.4% (1/285), respectively; p = 0.001]. Inguinodynia occurred in one patient in the TAPP group and no patients in the IPTR group. The hospital stay did not significantly differ between the two groups. The numeral rating scale pain scores at 1 day and 1 week postoperatively did not significantly differ between the two groups. There was no recurrence in either group.
Conclusions: Laparoscopic IPTR was safe and feasible for treating Nyhus type II hernia in women.
Keywords: Female inguinal hernia; Iliopubic tract repair; Laparoscopy.
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