postoperative outcomes after inguinal hernia repair performing modified lichtenstein procedure

Background: repairing the inguinal hernia with mesh using the lichtenstein method is safe, with a high success rate and low recurrence. still, there is a potential risk of damage and entrapment of the ilioinguinal and iliohypogastric sensory nerves. this study aimed to investigate the outcomes of the patients after modified lichtenstein hernia repair surgery.methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted on 35 male patients referred to poursina hospital with complaints of inguinal hernia who underwent a modified lichtenstein hernia repair procedure. the demographical data, clinical characteristics, and the outcomes of the patients were recorded. a visual analog scale (vas) evaluated pain scores after surgery, and the data was analyzed using spss version 24.results: the mean age of the patients was 50.65±14.44 years. surgery duration averaged 41.17±14.97 minutes, and most patients had indirect hernias (71.4%), with a 57.2% occurrence on the right side. no intraoperative complications occurred, and only one patient experienced postoperative complications. no hernia relapses were reported, and the mean pain score was 0.38±0.07, according to the vas. patients returned to work in an average of 2.90±0.98 days, with 45.7% returning after three days.conclusion: findings illustrated that the modified lichtenstein surgery procedure can treat inguinal hernia due to its fewer postoperative complications.