Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair TEP vs TAPP

Sohag University

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair

Treatments: Procedure: Totally extraperitoneal laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair; Procedure: Transabdominal pre-peritoneal laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07108972

Soh-Med--25-2-04MS

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study is dedicated to compare between 2 different techniques is the management of inguinal hernia repair using laparoscopic intervention and how it may affect the patients life style covering both benefits and possible adverse affects for each method

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 15 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• All patients with inguinal hernias (direct and indirect ؛pubonocele type/funicular type؛) with age between 15 to 60 years and any sex at the period between May 2024 to May 2025 presented electively to the outpatient clinic of the department of General surgery, Sohag University Hospital

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with age below 15 years and more than 60 years.
• Patients with mega hernias or complete indirect inguinal hernia.
• Patients with obstructed or strangulated inguinal hernia.
• Patients with abdominal malignancy & cirrhosis with end stage liver disease.
• Pregnancy or planning to become pregnant.
• History of forced hernial reduction.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

TAPP Group

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Procedure: Transabdominal pre-peritoneal laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair

TEP Group

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Procedure: Totally extraperitoneal laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair