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The event of laparoscopic cholecystectomy has facilitated the search for a laparoscopic solution of groin hernia repair. The adoption of a synthetic non absorbable mesh as an indispensable part of the procedure was the first precondition of the operative strategy. René Stoppa has recognized early the importance of the mesh size in relation to recurrence and the advantage of the posterior approach over the trans-inguinal one concerning the perfect placement of a large mesh in the pre-peritoneal space. Stoppa’s Giant Prosthetic Reinforcement of Visceral Sac (GPRVS) became the fundament of the later developed Trans-Abdominal Pre-peritoneal Patch plasty (TAPP) as described by Arregui in March 1992.
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Kukleta, J.F. (2017). Inguinal and Femoral Hernia Trans-Abdominal Pre-peritoneal Patch Plasty (TAPP). In: Bonjer, H. (eds) Surgical Principles of Minimally Invasive Procedures. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43196-3_5
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