Relaparoscopic Treatment of Recurrences after Previous Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair

Table 1

Patient demographic data, hernia characteristics, and operative features.

Patient number	Age	Position and type of primary hernia	Primary repair	Etiology of recurrent hernia	Type of recurrent hernia	Final repair
1	54	Right, direct	TAPP	Small mesh	Direct	TAPP (without old mesh removal)
2	50	Left, indirect	TAPP	Mesh migration, fixation failure	Indirect	TAPP (with partial old mesh removal)
3	52	Right, indirect	TAPP	Small mesh	Indirect	TEP (with old mesh removal)
4	32	Right, direct	TEP	Missed hernia, no fixation	Indirect	TEP (without old mesh removal)
5	35	Right, direct	TEP	Small mesh, no fixation	Direct	TEP (without old mesh removal)