Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria

- Male gender

- Female gender

- Age ≥18 years

- Bilateral hernia

- Primary, unilateral, reducible inguinal hernia

- Scrotal hernia - Recurrent hernia

- Eligible for TEP (and general anesthesia)

- Strangulated hernias (necessitating emergency hernia repair)

- Collagen or connective tissue disorders, such as Marfan’s syndrome

- Likely problems with maintaining follow-up (for example, patients with no fixed address or insufficient comprehension of Dutch language