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Table 2 The perioperative data for the SIL-TPP and SIL-TEP repair groups

From: TPP (totally preperitoneal) making single incision laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair more feasible: a comparison with single incision laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal hernioplasty (SIL-TEP)

Variable

SILS-TPP (n = 200)

SILS-TEP (n = 56)

p value

Operation time

   

Unilateral (min)

81.38 ± 25.32

95.96 ± 28.54

0.001

Bilateral (min)

114.10 ± 34.25

122.75 ± 34.74

0.631

Blood loss

Minimal

Minimal

-

Conversion

0

0

-

Intraoperative complication

  

0.399

Major bleeding

0

0

 

Bowel injury

0

0

 

Ductus deferens injury

0

0

 

Bladder injury

0

0

 

Internal spermatic vessel injury

0

  

Minor bleeding

0

0

 

Transection of vas deferens

0

0

 

Peritoneum or sac tearing

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