ABSTRACT
Objective:To study the feasibility of surgical techniques and clinical experience of the airbag-free separation of nail and the whole extraperitoneal laparoscopic hernia repair(TEP).Methods:Ninty-three cases of inguinal hernia.Patients were treatecl in our hospital from March 2005 to January 2009,with 39 cases of regular.Free air and non-stapling of mesh TEP and 54 cases of routine open tension-free hernioplasty.Results:The operation times were as follows:TEP Group,unilateral hernia(101.3?15.6 min),bilateral hernia(138.4?17.3 min);Open Group,unilateral hernia(81.6?7.6 min),bilateral hernia 175.8?22.0 min.The couplications in TEP Goup inclucled 3 cases of retroperitoheal rupture,3 cases of intra-operative vascular injury,and 2 cases of postoperative scrotal hematoma.Nine cases of sacrotal hematoma,4 cases of infective and 6 cases of long-term pain in the groin area happened in open Group.Conclusion:TEP of free balloon separator with no stapling patch is safe,reliable,less post-operative complications and especially suitable for bilateral hernia.