Technical tips on transabdominal preperitoneal hernioplasty

Abstract

Transabdominal preperitoneal hernioplasty (TAPP) is an effective laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair procedure, and it is also the basis of current robotic assisted hernioplasty. Focusing on the future, the authors put forward new ideas and methods on how to achieve the development from standardization to intelligence, and to realize the artificial intelligence surgery. Using the concepts of point, line, and surface of geometric perspective can realize visualization and descriptiveness of techniques. At the same time, the procedure of TAPP is thoroughly explained and understood through the time axis and the spatial axis. Besides, the authors also present discussion and insights on the normative nature of TAPP methods, in order to realize normalization and standardization. Key words: Hernia; Inguinal hernia; Transabdominal preperitoneal hernioplasty; Technique; Laparoscopy