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| Year : 2018 | Volume
: 14
| Issue : 1 | Page : 44-51 |
Single incision multiport versus conventional laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair: A matched comparison
Subbiah Rajapandian, Chittawadagi Bhushan, Sandeep C Sabnis, Manish Jain, Palanivelu Praveen Raj, Ramakrishnan Parathasarthi, Palanisamy Senthilnathan, Chinnusamy Palanivelu
Department of Surgical Gastroenterology and Laparoscopic Surgery, GEM Hospital and Research Centre, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Sandeep C Sabnis
Department of Surgical Gastroenterology AND Laparoscopic Surgery, GEM Hospital and Research Centre, 45/A, Pankaja Mill Road, Ramanathapuram, Coimbatore - 641 045, Tamil Nadu
India
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DOI: 10.4103/jmas.JMAS_30_17
Background: The popularity of single-incision procedures is on the rise as wound cosmesis is increasingly being seen as an important body image-related outcome. In this study, we assess the potential benefits of single-incision multiport laparoscopic totally extra-peritoneal (S-TEP) without using specialised ports or instruments and compare the same with the conventional laparoscopic TEP (C-TEP) surgery in terms of operative time, post-operative pain, complications, cost and cosmesis.
Materials and Methods: This is a prospective case-matched study of the patients undergoing S-TEP versus C-TEP from June 2014 to December 2015.
Results: Each group had 36 patients. The two groups were comparable in the clinical characteristics. The mean duration of surgery for a unilateral hernia in C-TEP and S-TEP was 45.13 ± 10.58 min and 72.63 ± 15.23 min, respectively. The mean visual analogue scale (VAS) score for pain was significantly higher in S-TEP group at post-operative day (POD) 0 and 1. However, at POD 7, there was no significant difference between the groups. At 1st and 6-week post-surgery, the cosmetic results were significantly better in S-TEP group as compared to C-TEP, however, at 6 months, the scar was highly acceptable in both treatment groups.
Conclusion: S-TEP, using conventional laparoscopic instruments, is safe and feasible even in resource challenged setting. However, there is a need to review the indications and advantages of single-incision laparoscopic surgery, as no difference in cosmetic outcome by VAS score in S-TEP versus conventional laparoscopic arm seen by the end of 1 month.
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