tetraethylpyrazine (TEP)

12/01/2001 - "The use of laparoscopic TEP repair has proven to be a safe and effective treatment in patients with primary and recurrent inguinal hernias. "
06/01/2015 - "Laparoscopic TEP inguinal hernia repair can be further improved with surgical proficiency and high surgical volumes."
03/01/2006 - "Laparoscopic TEP for inguinal hernia repair in patients after previous low abdominal surgery has good results, similar to those in patients without previous surgery. "
07/01/2010 - "Many studies have reported that laparoscopic total extraperitoneal (TEP) repair for recurrent inguinal hernia after an open hernioplasty was safe and effective. "
01/01/2013 - "Relaparoscopic repair appears to be safe and effective in the treatment of recurrent inguinal hernia and repeated TEP could be a simpler approach than expected in the presence of no prior mesh fixation. "

07/01/2003 - "In a representative patient population with recurrent hernia, we were able to demonstrate that TEP achieves very good results in terms of re-recurrence rate, intraoperative and postoperative complications, and rehabilitation. "
04/01/2014 - "Laparoendoscopic single site surgery TEP hernia repair is a relatively new technique and appears to be safe and effective. "
08/01/2012 - "Single-port laparoscopic surgery (SPLS) for totally extraperitoneal (TEP) groin hernia repair is a novel procedure, ensuring safe and effective repairs. "
03/01/2011 - "Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the safety and efficacy of transection of the hernia sac during laparoscopic TEP. "
12/01/2001 - "Questionnaire data suggested that training resulted in improved understanding of the TEP hernia repair (P = 0.01) and an increased willingness to offer the operation to patients with nonrecurrent unilateral hernias (P = 0.02). "

09/01/2015 - "TEP results in significant improvement in HRQOL including physical health, social functioning, and pain at 1 year. "
10/01/2012 - "TEP repair is a good operative intervention in athletes with chronic groin pain not relieved by conservative measures. "
08/01/2005 - "Long-term results of TEP demonstrate it to be an effective and safe procedure with a low recurrence and low prevalence of chronic pain that is generally of a mild, infrequent nature."
01/01/2000 - "Many skeptics express concern about the subjective nature of chronic pain, the subjectivity of the tender point (TeP) examination, the lack of a gold standard laboratory test, and the absence of a clear pathogenic mechanism by which to define FMS. "
03/01/2014 - "Pain was assessed by a visual analog scale, and quality of life was assessed by the SF-36 Health Survey Questionnaire, version 2. A total of 59 patients were analyzed at the end of the study, 30 in the Lichtenstein group and 29 in the TEP group. "

12/01/2010 - "These data suggest that the TEP repair results in less postoperative pain, a quicker return to normal functional status, and improved quality-of-life outcomes with equivalent recurrence rates when compared to the LR."
04/01/2014 - "The aim of this study was to compare postoperative pain between the open tension-free plug and patch (PP) technique and the totally extraperitoneal patch (TEP) hernioplasty. "
10/01/2010 - "Although laparoscopic total extraperitoneal repair (TEP) has been reported to have a low recurrence rate and relatively little postoperative pain, there have been few studies reported regarding contralateral occurrence after TEP. "
07/01/2010 - "The objective of this study is to investigate the feasibility of bilateral laparoscopic exploration for all unilateral cases followed by laparoscopic TEP in all cases and to compare complications, recurrence rates, postoperative pain, patient satisfaction, and return to work retrospectively with a similar number of age-matched retrospective controls. "
06/01/2009 - "This study aimed to examine the recurrence rate and postoperative pain in total extraperitoneal repair (TEP) performed without fixation of the mesh and to compare the rates with those for repairs using fixation of mesh. "

10/01/1993 - "This prospective single-arm study examines the safety and efficacy of TL and TEP with nonclosure of the pharyngeal musculature to prevent pharyngoesophageal spasm as an alternative to 3-layer closure with pharyngeal plexus neurectomy and/or pharyngeal constrictor myotomy. "
06/01/1995 - "Our experience with myotomy for TEP speech demonstrates that many patients with pharyngoesophageal spasm can benefit from the procedure and successfully phonate. "
07/01/2000 - "Botox injection in total laryngectomy patients with poor-quality TEP voice caused by PES spasm provides improved physiologic and biomechanical function of the PES, as demonstrated for the first time videostroboscopically. "
07/01/2000 - "The purpose of this investigation was to use videostroboscopy to study the physiologic and biomechanical effects of botulinum toxin (Botox) injection on the pharyngoesophageal segment (PES) in total laryngectomy patients with poor-quality tracheoesophageal puncture (TEP) voice caused by PES spasm. "