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Table 1 Demographic data

From: Implementation of the trans-abdominal partial extra-peritoneal (TAPE) technique in laparoscopic lumbar hernia repair

Demographic data

Patients enrolled (N = 14)

Age (year, mean ± SD)

68 ± 8

Gender (n/%)

 Male

12/85.7

 Female

2/14.3

Body mass index (kg/m2, mean ± SD)

25.5 ± 2.1

Hernia side type (n/%)

 Left flank

10/71.4

 Right flank

4/28.6

Etiology (n/%)

 Surgical

13/92.9

 Traumatic

17.7

Concomitant disorders (n/%)

3a/21.4

  1. a2 cases were diagnosed as lumbar hernia combined with inguinal hernia of the same side. Therefore, this patient accepted the TAPE technique after a TAPP repair for the inguinal hernia; 1 case was diagnosed with retroperitoneal cyst and accepted the TAPE technique after a cystectomy. The operative time excluded the time spent on the extra surgery
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