Background
postoperative pain, pain, inguinal hernia, Varicocele
SECONDARY, VARICOCELE, VARICOCELE
Varicocele is caused by the dilatation of the pampiniform plexus in the spermatic veins and is observed in 15–20% of post-pubertal men [Many techniques exist for the surgical treatment of varicocele including, open techniques (retroperitoneal, inguinal and scrotal approaches), surgical ligation, laparoscopic approach and inguinal and subinguinal microsurgery [General anesthesia, central anesthetic interventions and local anesthesia can be used for analgesia and anesthesia in varicocelectomy surgery, which includes dissection of the skin and subcutaneous tissues as well as the ligation of the spermatic vein [Transversalis fascia plane block (TFPB) aims to provide analgesia for invasive procedures of the inguinal and subinguinal areas by blocking the subcostal (T12), ilioinguinal (L1) and iliohypogastric (T12-L1) nerves. Several studies have reported TFPB as the analgesic method of choice for procedures involving the T12-L1 dermatome region, including iliac bone graft harvesting, cesarean section, and inguinal hernia repair [Although varicocele surgery is described as mild in terms of pain, the fact that the pain associated with surgical incision can be removed entirely with TFPB. In this study, the primary objective was to assess the effect of TFPB on postoperative pain scores in patients undergoing unilateral varicocelectomy surgery, and the secondary objective was to assess the effect of TFPB on consumption of analgesics.