Table 1 Cases of primary superior lumbar hernia repaired through the endoscopic retroperitoneal approach
No. | Author | Year | Age | Sex | Operative time (minutes) | Postoperative hospital stay (days) | Mesh | Fixation | Follow-up duration (months) | Recurrence | Chronic pain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Habib et al. [8] | 2003 | 65 | M | ND | 2 | Polypropylene mesh | Traumatic fixation | 24 | None | ND |
2 | Lim et al. [14] | 2011 | 76 | F | ND | 5 | Polypropylene mesh | Traumatic fixation | 11 | None | ND |
3 | Wei et al. [15] | 2014 | 76 | F | ND | 4 | Polypropylene mesh | Traumatic fixation | 18 | None | ND |
4 | Li et al. [16] | 2019 | 62 | F | ND | 1 | Self-fixating mesh | None | 2 | None | ND |
5 | Nakahara et al.[17] | 2020 | 65 | F | 50 | 5 | Self-fixating mesh | None | 9 | None | ND |
6 | Li et al. [18] | 2021 | 56 | M | 55 | 2 | Polypropylene mesh | Chemical glue | 15 | None | None |
7 | 2021 | 70 | F | 50 | 2 | Polypropylene mesh | chemical glue | 14 | None | None | |
8 | 2021 | 68 | F | 45 | 2 | Polypropylene mesh | Chemical glue | 9 | None | None | |
9 | 2021 | 54 | F | 50 | 1 | Polypropylene mesh | Chemical glue | 9 | None | None | |
10 | 2021 | 69 | F | 45 | 1 | Polypropylene mesh | Chemical glue | 8 | None | None | |
11 | 2021 | 67 | F | 45 | 1 | Polypropylene mesh | Chemical glue | 7 | None | None | |
12 | 2021 | 66 | F | 40 | 1 | Polypropylene mesh | Chemical glue | 5 | None | None | |
13 | 2021 | 74 | M | 50 | 1 | Polypropylene mesh | Chemical glue | 3 | None | None | |
14 | 2021 | 55 | F | 60 | 1 | Polypropylene mesh | Chemical glue | 3 | None | None | |
15 | 2021 | 75 | F | 50 | 2 | Polypropylene mesh | Chemical glue | 2 | None | None | |
16 | Li et al. [19] | 2023 | 70 | F | 66 | 2 | Polypropylene mesh | None | 24 | None | None |
17 | 2023 | 51 | F | 60 | 3 | Polypropylene mesh | None | 10 | None | None | |
18 | Our case | 72 | F | 144 | 1 | Self-fixating mesh | None | 24 | None | None |