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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0378-6420</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Venezolana de Cirugía]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[RevVenezCir]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0378-6420</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Venezolana de Cirugía]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0378-64202024000200080</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.48104/rvc.2024.77.2.5</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[EFICACIA DE TAPP VS RUTKOW ROBBINS PARA EL MANEJO DE HERNIA INGUINAL. ESTUDIO PROSPECTIVO COMPARATIVO]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[EfFectiveness of tapp vs Rutkow Robbins for the management of inguinal hernia]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Herrera]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alan]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Level C.]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Luis]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Goyo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Barbara]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Santiago]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jenifer]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sirvent]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Stephanie]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Dr. Miguel Pérez Carreño  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Caracas ]]></addr-line>
<country>Venezuela</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Dr. Miguel Pérez Carreño  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Caracas ]]></addr-line>
<country>Venezuela</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>77</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>80</fpage>
<lpage>84</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://ve.scielo.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0378-64202024000200080&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://ve.scielo.org/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0378-64202024000200080&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://ve.scielo.org/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0378-64202024000200080&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN Aunque la reparación laparoscópica de la hernia inguinal se describió hace más de 27 años como una alternativa a las reparaciones convencionales, la mayoría de las hernias en todo el mundo se reparan con un enfoque anterior abierto. Objetivo: comparar la eficacia de la técnica laparoscópica transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) vs Rutkow Robbins en el manejo quirúrgico de la hernia inguinal. Métodos: Se desarrolló un estudio de tipo comparativo prospectivo. Se incluyeron 20 casos operados por vía laparoscópica y 32 casos operados por técnica de Rutkow Robbins. Resultados: en las variables evaluadas no hubo diferencias estadísticamente significativas entre ambos grupos, excepto en el tiempo quirúrgico el cual tuvo una media de 101,15mnts (±23,87) para TAPP vs 60,9mnts (±11,74) para Rutkow Robbins con un valor de p de 0,00054. Conclusión: con la estandarización del uso de la cirugía laparoscópica, así como conceptos para el entendimiento de la anatomía de la región inguinal se disminuyen las tasas de complicaciones y se demuestra la aplicabilidad de la cirugía laparoscópica en la hernia inguinal.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT Although laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair was described over 27 years ago as an alternative to conventional repairs, most hernias worldwide are repaired using an open anterior approach. Objective: To compare the efficacy of the transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) laparoscopic technique versus the Rutkow Robbins technique in the surgical management of inguinal hernia. Methods: A prospective comparative study was conducted. Twenty cases operated laparoscopically and 32 cases operated using the Rutkow Robbins technique were included. Results: There were no statistically significant differences between the two groups in the evaluated variables, except for the surgical time, which had a mean of 101.15 minutes (±23.87) for TAPP versus 60.9 minutes (±11.74) for Rutkow Robbins, with a p-value of 0.00054. Conclusion: With the standardization of the use of laparoscopic surgery, as well as concepts for understanding the anatomy of the inguinal region, complication rates decrease, demonstrating the applicability of laparoscopic surgery in inguinal hernia repair.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Hernia inguinal]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[cirugía laparoscópica]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP)]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Rutkow Robbins]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Inguinal hernia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[laparoscopic surgery]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP)]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Rutkow Robbins]]></kwd>
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