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A Prospective Observational Study on Single-incision or Conventional Three-port Laparoscopic TEP Inguinal Hernia Repair

Figs 8A and B: (A) Sex distribution in patients of CTEP group; (B) Sex distribution in patients of SILS TEP group

Table 3A: Site of hernia in CTEP group Table 3B: Site of hernia in patients of SILS TEP
Site of hernia Number of patients % age of patients Site of hernia Number of patients % age of patients
Right inguinal hernia 10 66.66% Right inguinal hernia 8 53.33%
Left inguinal hernia 4 26.66% Left inguinal hernia 5 33.33%
Bilateral inguinal hernia 1 6.66% Bilateral inguinal hernia 2 13.33%

Figs 9A and B: (A) Site of hernia in patients of CTEP; (B) Site of hernia in patients of SILS TEP

Table 4A: Type of hernia in patients undergoing CTEP Table 4B: Type of hernia in patients undergoing SILS TEP
Type of hernia Number of patients % age of patients Type of hernia Number of patients % age of patients
Indirect inguinal hernia 8 53.33% Indirect inguinal hernia 9 60%
Direct inguinal hernia 7 46.66% Direct inguinal hernia 6 40%

STEP Group time of CTEP for unilateral hernia = 41.2 minutes and bilateral
In our study of 30 patients, 15 cases underwent SILS TEP. Indirect hernia = 64.6 minutes; whereas the mean operative time of
inguinal hernia was seen in nine cases, while six cases had direct SILS TEP for unilateral hernia = 42.8 minutes and bilateral
inguinal hernia as is shown in Table 4B and Figure 10B. hernia = 69.1 minutes with a p-value of 0.85 which is statistically
insignificant as is shown in Table 5 and Figure 11.
Operative Time Postoperative Complication
In our study of 30 patients, we calculated operating time from In our study of 30 patients, 15 patients underwent CTEP and 15
incision to wound closure and we found that the mean operative underwent SILS TEP. Seroma was seen in three cases of CTEP group

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