Primary outcome
pain
The primary outcome of this study was the number of patients needing follow-up visits in the health care center after the operation, due to post-operative pain in the inguinal area. During the first 3 months, the number of follow-up visits in the P group was significantly higher than in the A group (Follow-up visits. Number of patients needing additional follow-up visits due to pain after surgery. Values in bold indicate statistically significant differences