Mesh Migration and Bowel Perforation as a Late Complication of Transabdominal Preperitoneal Laparoscopic Hernia Repair.

Minimally invasive surgery is increasingly used in the treatment of inguinal hernias, with two main techniques described: transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) and totally extraperitoneal (TEP). In both techniques, a prosthetic mesh is placed in a preperitoneal position. However, in TAPP, the peritoneum flap must be completely closed.