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Table 3 Associations between operative method (TEP versus TAPP) and postoperative outcomes of bilateral inguinal hernia repair

From: Bilateral inguinal hernia repair by laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal (TEP) vs. laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP)

TEP versus TAPP

Adjusted Oddsa

OR (95% CI)

p-value

Any postoperative complication

0.26 (0.33–2.04)

0.2

Chronic Inguinal Pain

4.42 (0.04–49.93)

0.529

Hernia recurrence

0.89 (0.09–8.3)

0.709

  1. aLogistic regression model adjusted for the male sex, age ≥ 65 years, BMI ≥ 30, ASA III-IV, recurrent repair, surgeon, and EHS hernia size III (> 3 cm)
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