Table 1.

Perioperative outcome of primary elective unilateral inguinal hernia repair in men in TEP, TAPP and Lichtenstein technique with and without previous radical prostatectomy (2010–2019) (n = 267,647)

	Intraoperative complication rates	Postoperative complication rates	Complication related reoperation rates
Primary elective unilateral laparo-endoscopic inguinal hernia repairs in men without previous radical prostatectomy	n = 1.554/170.817 0.9%	n = 3.203/170.817 1.9%	n = 1.221/170.817 0.7%
Primary elective unilateral laparo-endoscopic inguinal hernia repairs in men after previous radical prostatectomy	n = 83/3.902 2.1%	n = 123/3.902 3.2%	n = 41/3.902 1.1%
	p < 0.001	p < 0.001	p = 0.0442
Primary elective unilateral inguinal hernia repairs in Lichtenstein technique in men without previous radical prostatectomy	n = 648/84.365 0.8%	n = 3.637/84.365 4.3%	n = 1.383/84.365 1.6%
Primary elective unilateral inguinal hernia repairs in Lichtenstein technique in men after previous radical prostatectomy	n = 53/8.563 0.6%	n = 408/8.563 4.8%	n = 153/8.563 1.8%
	p = 0.8628	p = 0.2964	p = 1.0000