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Type of interventions (N=16).
| Procedure | Females (n=5), n (%) | Males (n=11), n (%) |
| TAPPa one side | 3 (60) | 5 (46) |
| TAPP both sides | 1 (20) | 0 (0) |
| TEPb one side | 1 (20) | 1 (9) |
| Lichtenstein repair one side | 0 (0) | 1 (9) |
| Direct closure, umbilical | 0 (0) | 1 (9) |
| Open sublay repair | 0 (0) | 1 (9) |
| Laparoscopic IPOMc | 0 (0) | 2 (18) |
aTAPP: transabdominal preperitoneal plasty.
bTEP: total extraperitoneal plasty.
cIPOM: intraperitoneal onlay mesh.
