Han Shi, Ronggui Lin, Tianhong Teng, Mingjing Wang, Fengchun Lu, Yanchang Chen, Xianchao Lin, Haizong Fang, Congfei Wang, Yuanyuan Yang, Heguang Huang
The study was aimed to evaluate a prospective randomized controlled trial (RCT) In laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal inguinal hernia repair (TAPP), whether fixation of the residual sac after transecting the hernia sac can reduce the severity of postoperative seroma. A total of 252 male patients with a primary unilateral indirect inguinal hernia who underwent TAPP from September 2018 to November 2022 were recruited. Patients were randomized to the control group (CG)and the experimental group (EG). In the experimental group, after the hernia sac was transected, the residual sac was fixed to the lower edge of the rectus abdominis, while it was left in the preperitoneal space in the control group...
December 23, 2022: Updates in Surgery