Ultrasound Appearance of Mesh After Transabdominal Preperitoneal Inguinal Hernia Repair.

The linear geometry of the meshes undergoes significant changes after the transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) inguinal hernia repair, caused not only by the presence or absence of mesh fixation but also by reparative processes occurring in the area of surgical intervention. To assess the position of mesh in the preperitoneal space after the TAPP inguinal hernia repair using ultrasonography in the immediate and late postoperative periods. A total of 65 patients who underwent inguinal hernia repair with TAPP were examined.