comparative study between tapp and open hernioplasty in inguinal hernia repair

Abstract

ABSTRACT Background: Inguinal hernia repair has evolved over the last few decades, and more research is still being conducted in this area. Laparoscopy has gained widespread acceptance in today's surgical world, but the most scientific way to determine the superiority of one method over another is through evidence-based medicine. Aims and objectives: To investigate the difference in postoperative stay, intensity of postoperative pain, and complications such as seroma, hematoma, wound infection, neuralgia, numbness, and scrotal swelling between the two techniques. Methods: From October 2019 to June 2021, a prospective study was conducted at a tertiary care hospital to compare Transabdominal pre-peritoneal (TAPP) mesh repair and Lichtenstein's open mesh repair. The study included 60 subjects with unilateral or bilateral inguinal hernias divided into two groups of 30 patients each. The outcomes and variables were evaluated.