Indirect Inguinal Hernia

Endolaparoscopic inguinal hernia repair is the preferred modality of repair today. Most inguinal and pelvic hernias are suitable for repair with minimal access techniques. These include hernias encountered in a wide variety of clinical settings such as sliding hernias, irreducible hernias, obstructed hernias, femoral and obturator hernias. The teaching videos under this series of videos on endolaparoscopic inguinal hernia repair demonstrate the surgical approach and operative steps for hernia repair in diverse clinical scenarios. Inguinal hernia repair is one of the most common operations for a practicing surgeon.

This video demonstrates the surgical anatomy and important steps in the technique for the repair of an indirect inguinal hernia with an endoscopic TEP approach.

The video is produced by a team of highly experienced and renowned surgeons. It explains the essential surgical steps of the procedure divided into several segments, each segment consisting of one step of the surgical procedure. The essential take-home messages summarizing important points of techniques comprise the last segment.

This video is a valuable learning resource for surgeons interested in endolaparoscopic inguinal hernia repair.