Another study has been planned, so we did not initiate this one.

This study is undertaken to clarify whether intraoperative blockage with 40 ml of ½ % Marcaine© of the nerves in the ilio-inguinal canal may decrease postoperative pain after laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair.

Patients will be randomised to injection of Marcaine© og a needle prick per-operatively.

Pain will be estimated using the VAS score in:

1. the wound 2 the abdomen 3 the shoulder

Scoring will be performed:

1. pre-operatively
2. 1 hour postoperatively
3. at discharge from the hospital d day 1,2 and 3 post OP

e. 1 year post OP

as above

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age ≥ 18 year
2. Informed consent
3. a diagnosis of an inguinal hernia
4. ASA group ≤ 3
5. BMI ≤ 35

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Communication problems
2. No consent
3. Open procedure (not laparoscopic)
4. ASA-group 4
5. Use of Steroid or immunosuppressive tretament
6. Regular morphine use.