MESH MIGRATION IN TOTAL EXTRAPERITONEAL INGUINAL HERNI REPAIR

Inguinal henri repair is among the most common operations performed by general surgery. The use of laparoscopy in inguinal hernia repair is becoming more common day by day. Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair is being applied with increasing frequency due to its advantages such as reducing postoperative pain, providing early return to work and increasing patient satisfaction. Due to the widespread use of laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair, the best fixation method for the patches has become an increasingly questionable subject. It is thought that fixation of the patch with staples or clips may reduce the slippage of the patch, thus reducing the risk of hernia recurrence. In addition, it has been stated that the use of these fixation materials will both increase the cost and cause acute and chronic pain after surgery. In some studies in the literature, it was determined that not detecting the patch in laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair did not increase the recurrence. There are some studies showing that failure to fix the patch causes patch slippage in unilateral laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair. In this study, it was planned to investigate the rate of displacement of the patches fixed with staples in patches that do not require fixation in laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair surgeries, compared to the ones that were not fixed, and whether they cause recurrence. At the same time, whether the staples used for patch fixation increase postoperative pain will be evaluated with VAS (visual analog scale) at the postoperative 1st day, 1st month and 6th month after the operation, compared to the group without stapler patch fixation.