Laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair: twenty-seven serious complications after 4565 consecutive operations.

Objective: To identify and assess the complications of laparoscopic inguinal hernia treatment with totally extraperitoneal mesh placement (TEP).

Methods: We included patients who had undergone the TEP procedure in a consecutive series of 4565 laparoscopic hernia repairs between January 2001 and January 2011. Inclusion criteria were diagnosis with symptomatic inguinal hernia, including recurrence after inguinal hernia repair and previous surgery in the lower abdomen and pelvis.

[Endoscopic therapy of benign colonic post-operative strictures: report on 27 cases].

Unlabelled: Benign postoperative anastomotic strictures are frequent.

Objectives: To evaluate the results of endoscopic dilatations and to propose an alternative treatment to surgery.

Methods: Between 1994 and 2001, 27 patients (16 female, 11 male, median 70 years old) with colonic anastomotic strictures were treated with pneumatic or mechanical dilatation.