Results: The characteristics of patients about average age, body mass index (BMI), comorbid pathologies, size of the neck of the inguinal sac and the recurrent times were not different in both groups; However the operating time was longer in TAPP group (103, 6 mins) vs Lichs group (86, 9 mins), p = 0, 223 but the time for pain management was different (TAPP 1, 9 vs Lich 2, 8 days, p = 0, 009), the length of hospital stay was shorter in TAPP 4, 2 days vs Lich 5, 9 days, (p = 0, 009) and returning to work earlier in TAPP 19, 2 vs Lich 26, 0 days, p = 0, 035) than control group; in TAPPs group, there were no postoperative complication as well as re-recurrence while in control group, there were two patients with surgical site infections, and two other had postoperative pains problem.