Abstract
Laparoscopic surgery for inguinal hernia is divided into 2 approaches; totally extraperitoneal preperitoneal repair (TEPP) and transabdominal preperitoneal repair (TAPP). Laparoscopic hernia repair in my institute has been mainly done by TEPP because of its ease of performance and excellent outcomes. TAPP is positioned as a complemental approach to TEPP when TEPP can not be applied. Therefore, in this article, I focused on TEPP from a practical point of view and only provided a brief outline of TAPP. The practice of laparoscopic surgery for pediatric inguinal hernia was also mentioned.
