@article{oai:soar-ir.repo.nii.ac.jp:00007205, author = {Yokoyama, Takahide and Kobayashi, Akira and Kikuchi, Toshiki and Hayashi, Ken and Miyagawa, Shinichi}, issue = {10}, journal = {WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY}, month = {Oct}, note = {信州大学博士(医学)・学位論文・平成23年3月31日授与(甲第889号)・横山隆秀, Background A laparoscopic surgical approach for obturator hernia (OH) repair is uncommon. The aim of the present study was to assess the effectiveness of laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) repair for OH. Methods From 2001 to May 2010, 659 patients with inguinal hernia underwent TAPP repair at in our institutes. Among these, the eight patients with OH were the subjects of this study. Results Three of the eight patients were diagnosed as having occult OH, and the other five were diagnosed preoperatively, by ultrasonography and/or computed tomography, as having strangulated OH. Bilateral OH was found in five patients (63%), and combined groin hernias, either unilaterally or bilaterally, were observed in seven patients (88%), all of whom had femoral hernia. Of the five patients with bowel obstruction at presentation, four were determined not to require resection after assessment of the intestinal viability by laparoscopy. There was one case of conversion to a two-stage hernia repair performed to avoid mesh contamination: addition of mini-laparotomy, followed by extraction of the gangrenous intestine for resection and anastomosis with simple peritoneal closure of the hernia defect in the first stage, and a Kugel hernia repair in the second stage. There was no incidence of postoperative morbidity, mortality, or recurrence. Conclusions Because TAPP allows assessment of not only the entire groin area bilaterally but also simultaneous assessment of the viability of the incarcerated intestine with a minimum abdominal wall defect, we believe that it is an adequate approach to the treatment of both occult and acutely incarcerated OH. Two-stage hernia repair is technically feasible in patients requiring resection of the incarcerated intestine., Article, WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY. 35(10):2323-2327 (2011)}, pages = {2323--2327}, title = {Transabdominal Preperitoneal Repair for Obturator Hernia}, volume = {35}, year = {2011} }