Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery

2 Year Experience of Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair (TAPP) with Covid-19 Pandemic - A Debut at Non-Hernia Centre (HKL)

M. Palaniappa *

Surgical Department, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and National University of Malaysia (UKM), Malaysia.

O. Zakry

Surgical Department, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

H. Hanif

Surgical Department, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

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Abstract

Hernia surgery has always been one of the commonest surgeries performed worldwide ₂. Laprascopic approach has been the preferred mode of surgical intervention in recent times_1,2,3 and multiple studies have been done to advocate and promote this method among surgeons. Here, we present a twoyear summary of inguinal hernia repairs via TAPP approach despite Covid-19 pandemic. Our results in a non-hernia specialized centre reveals promising outcomes advocating TAPP among new and junior surgeons.

Keywords: Laparoscopic hernia repair, Inguinal hernia, TAPP

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