Complicated Bilateral Repair Of Recurrent Inguinal Hernia
Inguinal hernia repair is often an outpatient procedure.
Complicated bilateral repair of recurrent inguinal hernia. The surgeon uses this method to fix inguinal hernias if they are small infected hernias strangulated hernias or in infants. This can be done with or without mesh to reinforce the herniated area. The increased acceptance of inguinal hernia repair by a laparoscopic approach has led to many confused reports on technique results and complications related to this procedure. In such cases the surgeon opens the inguinal area near the site of the hernia and repairs the weakened muscles.
In the study by de lange and colleagues there was a relatively high incidence of recurrence within 1 year after the surgery 2001 1 8 2005 1 3 compared with the bonnard and aigrain s study 20. An inguinal hernia is an opening weakness or bulge in the lining tissue peritoneum of the. Inguinal hernia repair in recurrence generally the short term recurrence rate of laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair is reported to be less than 5 percent. Code 15734 is an open procedure.
The word complicated is used to describe any type of hernia inguinal ventral or umbilical that is incarcerated strangulated or recurrent. However if there are complications you may have to remain in the hospital until. Inguinal hernia repair also known as herniorrhaphy is the surgical correction of an inguinal hernia. For more complicated laparoscopic hernia repair procedures that may include separation of components report code 49659 unlisted laparoscopy procedure hernioplasty herniorrhaphy herniotomy.
This means you can go home the same day as the surgery. 1 6 with the addition of inguinal hernioplasty a new list of specific complications involving this procedure has appeared. For hernia repair procedures that are hybrid laparoscopic and open repairs report the appropriate code for open. Hybrid laparoscopic and open hernia repair.
In both the open and laparoscopic repair procedures the aim is to cover the whole inguinofemoral area by a preperitoneal prosthetic mesh and recurrences should not occur.