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Enhanced-view totally extraperitoneal (eTEP) repair recreates the retromuscular (Rives\u2013Stoppa) plane using a laparoscopic approach and may reduce these concerns.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Patients and Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A prospective, observational study was conducted on\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 24 adult patients undergoing eTEP retrorectus ventral hernia repair. Perioperative outcomes, post-operative pain (Visual Analogue Scale), complications, quality of life (Carolinas Comfort Scale; HerQLes) and abdominal wall function (double-leg lowering and trunk-raising tests) were assessed at 7 days, 1 month and 3 months.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The mean age was 45.6 \u00b1 13.7 years; 54.2% were women. Mean operative time was 167.0 \u00b1 28.7 min; no intraoperative visceral or vascular injury occurred. Surgical-site infection and seroma occurred in one patient each (4.2%) at 7 days and resolved by 1 month. Pain peaked in the early post-operative period and declined significantly over the follow-up (repeated-measures analysis of variance\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.001). Both CCS and HerQLes scores improved significantly at 1 and 3 months (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.001), with parallel improvement in abdominal wall function tests (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.001).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In this early experience, eTEP retrorectus repair was feasible and safe with low early morbidity, significant improvement in patient-reported outcomes and improved abdominal wall function over 3 months. Larger comparative studies with longer follow-up are warranted.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/jmas.jmas_577_25","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,25]],"date-time":"2026-06-25T23:01:07Z","timestamp":1782428467000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Enhanced view totally extraperitoneal (eTEP) repair for ventral hernia: A prospective analysis of peri-operative outcomes, functional recovery, and cost effectiveness"],"prefix":"10.4103","author":[{"given":"Jyoti","family":"Singh","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of General Surgery, King George\u2019s Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Akshay","family":"Anand","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of General Surgery, King George\u2019s Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 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