The effect of previous transperitoneal laparoscopic inguinal herniorrhaphy on transperitoneal laparoscopic radical prostatectomy.

Purpose: Previous laparoscopic herniorrhaphy has been considered a contraindication to laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP). In this study we analyzed the impact of previous laparoscopic or open inguinal hernia repair on the outcome of transperitoneal laparoscopic radical prostatectomy using the Heilbronn technique.

Materials And Methods: In our database of 1,089 patients with LRP we identified 20 who underwent transperitoneal LRP and had a history of transperitoneal laparoscopic inguinal herniorrhaphy using prosthetic mesh (group 1).