Endoscopic retromuscular technique (eTEP) vs conventional laparoscopic ventral or incisional hernia repair with defect closure (IPOM +) for midline hernias. A case-control study.
Juan Antonio Bellido LuqueJ C Gomez RosadoA Bellido LuqueJ Gomez MencheroJ M Suarez GrauI Sanchez MatamorosA Nogales MuñozF Oliva MompeánS Morales CondePublished in: Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery (2021)
Endoscopic retromuscular technique shows significant lower postoperative pain, better functional recovery and cosmesis than IPOM + without differences in intra/postoperative complications (except seroma rate) or recurrences during the follow-up. eTEP requires longer operative time.