Management of Latrogenic Peritoneal Tears during TEP Repair of 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.

This video describes the management and suture of Iatrogenic peritoneal tears during TEP repair. Incidence of Iatrogenic peritoneal tears during TEP repair of inguinal hernia varies between 47 – 66% and they are the major cause of conversion and operative difficulty.

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

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