Recurrent Inguinal Hernia Surgery

Laparoscopic inguinal herniorrhaphy has gained wide popularity with many surgeons and patients.

Recurrent inguinal hernia surgery. 1 2 despite the high satisfaction rate risks are inherent to laparoscopic herniorrhaphy just as with standard open repairs. If left untreated severe complications can result such as the intestines being trapped known as an incarcerated hernia digestive obstruction or a loss of blood supply to the intestines known as a strangulated hernia. Nerve entrapments hematomas and recurrences are all well known. Complications after recurrent hernia surgeries are also much more common.

Laparoscopic recurrent hernia repair. Whether it s a relatively small inguinal hernia or umbilical hernia recurrence all the way up to large ventral hernias there are increased risks. Reiner performs the best recurrent incisional inguinal hernia surgery in nyc so you can return to a pain free life without having to worry about your hernia returning. If a hernia returns after surgery it is a recurrent hernia.

If the hernia repair fails and the hernia reappears this is referred to as a recurrent hernia. A stitched repair no mesh used is now rarely performed as the risk of recurrence is at least 5 times higher compared to a mesh repair. To permanently heal your hernia schedule an appointment with dr. Obviously there becomes an increasing amount of prior scar tissue which makes the surgery more difficult.

Incisional hernias have a much higher risk compared to an inguinal hernia repair. Recurrent herniaone of the risks associated with hernia repair surgery is that the hernia can return. Early resumption of normal activities and less postoperative pain are two of its main benefits. The surgeon makes a cut incision to open your skin he ll gently push the hernia back into place tie it.

Type of operation that was performed e g. Obney and chan reviewed 1057 recurrent inguinal hernias and found that a total of 37 were indirect inguinal hernias. Unlike an unrepaired hernia recurrent hernias after repair surgery always require surgical intervention. Symptoms of recurrent hernia a recurrent hernia is recognized as a bulge sometimes painful that appears at or near the site of.

You will receive general anesthesia before having open surgery. The concurrence rate of recurrent inguinal hernia after uncomplicated inguinal hernia repairs is generally reported at 0 5 1 20. Recurrent hernias greatly increase the complexity of subsequent repair. Mark reiner in nyc.

Recurrent hernias are challenging more so than the initial hernia. There are two methods for surgical treatment. Open recurrent hernia repair. Reasons why a hernia may come recur.

Failure to recognize or repair the original hernia as in the case of a missed or overlooked sac may be the cause of a recurrent hernia. This is the case for inguinal femoral incisional and umbilical hernia repairs type of hernia e g.