ArticleBMC surgery2024
Risk factors and clinical impact of seroma formation following laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair: a retrospective study.
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- Is laparoscopy better? A Meta-analysis comparing laparoscopic and open inguinal hernia repair across 4,000 patients.BMC surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Outcomes of anterior component separation versus posterior component separation with transversus abdominis muscle release for large incisional hernias: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Influence of internal ring defect closure on postoperative seroma formation after laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal repair for large indirect inguinal hernia: A randomized controlled study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Trial
- Study on the application of modified intraoperative gas evacuation combined with perioperative pressure and cold compress in TAPP repair of inguinal hernias.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Observational
- Laparoscopic transabdominal retromuscular repair with hernia sac-assisted mesh coverage for incisional ventral hernia: a prospective case series with preliminary outcomes.Journal of minimally invasive surgery · 2026Article
- A retrospective study of defect closure and hernia belt compression for seroma prevention in laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Development of machine learning-based predictive models for seroma formation after transabdominal preperitoneal inguinal hernia repair.BMC surgery · 2026Article
- Giant Postoperative Seroma after Laparoscopic Obturator Hernia Repair: A Case Report.Surgical case reports · 2026Article
- Effect of closing the internal ring during laparoscopic TAPP for Nyhus type III indirect inguinal hernia on postoperative seroma: a retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Post-operative seroma formation following laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair: a cross-sectional study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Article
- Different methods of managing the distal hernia sac to prevent seroma after laparoscopic repair of large indirect inguinal hernias: a real-world study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Article
- Postoperative lymphatic leakage following laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair: the first case report and review of the literature.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Review
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair (LIHR) has advantages over open surgery, postoperative seroma formation remains an issue. This study aimed to investigate the risk factors and clinical outcomes of seroma formation in patients undergoing LIHR.
methodsFrom January 2016 to March 2023, clinical data of patients who underwent LIHR were retrospectively analyzed. Patients who developed seroma and those who did not were classified into the seroma and non-seroma groups, respectively. The demographic and clinical characteristics were compared between the two groups. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed for variables of interest. The receiver operating characteristic curve was used to evaluate the risk factors of the binary logistic model, and the cutoff value for each risk factor was obtained.
resultsData of 128 patients were evaluated. Compared with patients in the non-seroma group, those in the seroma group had a higher body mass index (BMI) (P < 0.001), more direct hernias (P < 0.001), larger hernial orifice size (P < 0.001), more laparoscopic total extraperitoneal hernioplasty (TEP) (P < 0.001), more frequent reduction of hernial sac (P = 0.011), and lower preoperative serum albumin level (PSAL) (P < 0.001). Multivariate logistic regression analyses performed on these variables showed that high BMI (P = 0.005), large hernial orifice (P = 0.001), TEP (P = 0.033), and low PSAL (P = 0.009) were risk factors for seroma formation. Compared with the non-seroma group, the seroma group exhibited a higher numerical rating scale score for postoperative pain (P < 0.001), and longer hospital stays (P = 0.032).
conclusionsBMI (> 24.5 kg/m
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