Strangulated Hernia Can Be a Risk Factor of Seroma following Laparoscopic Transabdominal Preperitoneal Repair

Table 3

Hernia data.

	Seroma group	No seroma group	P value
Position of the hernia			0.079
Right (%)	12 (48)	114 (58)
Left (%)	13 (52)	83 (42)
Total	25	197
Type of hernia			0.87
Primary (%)	19 (76)	16 (8)
Recurrent (%)	6 (24)	181 (92)
Total	25	197
Hernia anatomy			0.67
Indirect (%)	14 (56)	122 (62)
Direct (%)	9 (36)	50 (25)
Femoral (%)	1 (4)	15 (7)
Other (%)	1 (4)	10 (5)
Total	25	197
Strangulated hernia (%)	3 (12)	6 (3)	0.036
Size of hernia			0.022
small (≦3cm) (%)	21 (84)	188 (95)
Large (>3cm) (%)	4 (16)	9 (5)
Total	25	197

Statistically significant