CHIPPS -Children's and Infants' PostoperativePain Scale HRQOL -health-related quality of life IH -inguinal hernia IHR -inguinal hernia repair LASSO -Laparoscopically assisted simple suturing obliteration LHR -laparoscopic hernia repair OHR -open hernia repair QOL -quality of life RI -resistance index VAS -visual analog scale