Comparison of Lichtenstein and laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal repair of recurrent inguinal hernias.

The aim of our study was the comparative analysis of the results of two surgical methods: tension-free repair by the Lichtenstein technique and laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) repair. In total 52 patients with recurrent inguinal hernia were randomly assigned to the two groups: Lichtenstein (28 patients) and TAPP (24 patients). Comparisons between these groups were done by several preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative factors.

[Prognostic possibilities of immunogenetic markers application in adhesive disease of abdominal cavity].

Modern knowledge concerning adhesive disease of abdominal cavity is imperfect, that's why it is necessary to discover new and effective methods of investigation of the disease to improve prophylactic and treatment measures. There was studied up the distribution of the HLA system antigens in adhesive disease, markers of predisposition to the disease occurrence were revealed. The HLA typing results in 52 patients of Georgian nationality, suffering adhesive disease of abdominal cavity, are presented.