Performing total extraperitoneal plastics (TEP) under epidural anesthesia in patients with high operative-anesthesiological risk

The experience of performing 7 total extraperitoneal hernioplasty under epidural anesthesia is presented. There are no intraoperative complications, the postoperative period was smooth, there were no recurrences during follow-up. The duration of hospitalization was 3.3±1.2 days. Given our findings, we can assume that the total extraperitoneal plastic combined with epidural anesthesia can be an alternative operation of Lichenstein.