Table 1.

Overview of the most often used mesh and non-mesh techniques for inguinal hernia repair

Name	Mesh	Position	Approach	Technique
McVay	No	–	Anterior	Open
Bassini	No	–	Anterior	Open
Shouldice	No	–	Anterior	Open
Lichtenstein	Yes	Inlay	Anterior	Open
Ugahary	Yes	Sublay	Posterior	Open
TIPP	Yes	Sublay	Anterior	Open
TREPP	Yes	Sublay	Posterior	Open
TEP	Yes	Sublay	Posterior	Endoscopic
TAPP	Yes	Sublay	Posterior	Laparoscopic

Sublay: in the preperitoneal space. Inlay: dorsal position in the inguinal canal. Mesh: prosthesis used in inguinal hernia repair

McVay: transition stitch incorporating the conjoined tendon, Cooper’s ligament, the femoral sheath at the medial aspect of the femoral vein, and the inguinal ligament [16]

Bassini: the weakened inguinal floor is strengthened by approximating the conjoined tendon to the inguinal ligament from the pubic tubercle medially to the area of the internal ring laterally [16]

Shouldice: reconstruction in a four-layer overlap utilizing continuous fine-wire sutures. The defect is closed with multiple layers, none of which are placed with inordinate tension and completely obliterates the defect in the canal [16]

Lichtenstein: open/anterior approach tension-free mesh repair [17], global reference technique

Ugahary: a 4-cm skin incision 3 cm craniolaterally to the internal inguinal ring through which a gridiron abdominal wall approach is used [16]

TIPP: open/anterior approach placing a mesh in the preperitoneal space through the annulus internus [3, 4]

TREPP: described in this article

TEP: endoscopic totally extraperitoneal placing of a mesh in the preperitoneal space [16]

TAPP: laparoscopic approach, through the abdominal cavity (transperitoneal/transabdominal) placing of a mesh in the preperitoneal space [16]