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Home / Publications / Pain Research Forum / Papers of the Week / Laparoscopic Total Extraperitoneal Inguinal Hernia Repair Under Epidural Anesthesia Versus General Anesthesia.

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2020 Jun 05


Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32555067?dopt=Abstract

Laparoscopic Total Extraperitoneal Inguinal Hernia Repair Under Epidural Anesthesia Versus General Anesthesia.

Authors

Laparoscopic Total Extraperitoneal Inguinal Hernia Repair Under Epidural Anesthesia Versus General Anesthesia.
Sürek A, Bozkurt M A, Ferahman S, Gemici E, Dönmez T
Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2020 Jun 05.
PMID: 32555067.

Abstract

Laparoscopic total extraperitoneal (TEP) inguinal hernia repair is a well-known approach to inguinal hernia repair. The present study aims to compare the advantages and disadvantages of the TEP technique under general anesthesia (GA) and epidural anesthesia (EA).
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