Effect of Drainage on the Incidence of Seroma After Laparoscopic Trans Abdominal Preperitoneal Inguinal Hernia Repair

Inguinal hernia repair is one of the most common surgical conditions encountered inprimary care settings. Globally, around 20 million groin hernia repairs are performedeach year. Surgical procedure is the gold standard treatment for inguinal hernia repair.Laparoscopic hernioplasty is suitable for patients with inguinal hernia who can undergogeneral anesthesia, especially in cases like hernia recurrence after open repair,bilateral hernias, and simultaneous procedures like cholecystectomy.Although open mesh repair has already demonstrated a low recurrence rate, laparoscopicmesh repair has become increasingly popular in recent years due to its benefits,including a better view of the groin anatomy, ease in addressing bilateral hernias, andsuperior cosmetic outcomes. The two most widely used laparoscopic mesh repair techniquesare Totally Extra peritoneal (TEP) and Trans abdominal Preperitoneal (TAPP) repair, bothof which are based on the myopectineal orifice theory. The key difference between TEP andTAPP lies in the method used to access the preperitoneal space.