BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic herniorrhaphy is a well-debated approach to @entity169 . Multiple technical and outcome variables have been compared with those of traditional open @entity169 . One of these variables is the choice of anesthesia. To date, no reports describe the use of spinal anesthesia for @entity547 repairs. We present herein a review of our experience with spinal anesthesia for the total extraperitoneal preperitoneal @entity547 repair (TEP). METHODS: We prospectively reviewed 30 @entity1 undergoing TEP while under spinal anesthesia. Methods of anesthesia, surgical procedure, operative and anesthesia delivery times, as well as outcomes were reviewed. @entity1 were followed up over a 2-year period. Short- and long-term results of the surgical procedure and anesthesia delivered were noted. RESULTS: All @entity1 underwent successful @entity547 repair while under spinal anesthesia without conversion to general anesthesia. Forty-four @entity547 were repaired in 30 @entity1 . Short- and long-term follow-up (2 years) revealed no significant untoward affects from the spinal anesthesia in this series of @entity1 . Aside from inguinodynia in 3 @entity1 in the short-term, no other short-term or long-term untoward sequelae occurred. CONCLUSIONS: Spinal anesthesia is a feasible, and in our experience, the preferable method of anesthesia for total extraperitoneal @entity547 repair.

Total extraperitoneal preperitoneal XXXX repair using spinal anesthesia.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients'] @entity169 :: ('MESH:D006552', 'Disease') :: ['inguinal hernia repairs', 'inguinal hernia repair'] @entity547 :: ('MESH:D006547', 'Disease') :: ['hernias', 'laparoscopic hernia']
@entity547 :: (MESH:D006547,Disease) :: ['laparoscopic hernia']
