To investigate and analyze the difference of clinical efficacy and safety between laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair (TEP) and Lichtenstein tension-free hernioplasty for patients with inguinal hernia.

127 patients diagnosed with inguinal hernia were retrospectively collected in this study, of which 68 patients were treated with TEP, while the other 59 patients were treated by Lichtenstein tension-free hernioplasty. Intra-operative findings, postoperative recovery, complications and recurrence rate between the two groups were compared and analyzed.

Statistics analysis of operative time, blood loss, postoperative fed time, time of of-bed and time needed to resume normal activity between these two groups showed significant difference (P<0.05), while there was no significant difference in postoperative hospital stay (P>0.05). There were no significant difference in complications and recurrence rate between the two groups as P>0.05.

TEP treatment of inguinal hernia has the advantages of short operation time, small trauma and rapid postoperative recovery. It is worthy of clinical promotion and application.