Nerve Damage From Inguinal Hernia Surgery
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Nerve damage from inguinal hernia surgery. Inguinal hernia occurs when part of the small intestine protrudes through the groin. I had open mesh right inguinal surgery in january. Both this nerve and the femoral branch of the genitofemoral nerve are at risk during laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair. Even the hernia itself wasn t painful.
Since surgery i have had ongoing nerve problems. Chronic postoperative hernia pain also known as post herniorrhaphy neuralgia is defined as a nerve related pain which persists for more than three months and is unrelated to any other cause. It has been over four weeks from the surgery and i still have much discomfort. Modern laparoscopic procedures take two to four weeks.
Following inguinal hernia repair recovery. Hernias might also return following surgery and require a second procedure. An inguinal hernia is usually treated with surgery. Nerve damage is common.
Following inguinal hernia repair recovery avoid any strenuous activities or workload. Its injury during a laparoscopic repair is extraordinarily rare. How is an inguinal hernia treated. Ilioinguinal nerve this nerve may be injured during a laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair only if your surgeon uses tacks and these tacks penetrate through muscle into this nerve.
There could be nerve damage or damage to nearby organs. It is not all that uncommon a condition particularly for those who have undergone inguinal groin hernia surgery. More specifically it is likely damage to a nerve or nerves caused during the surgery or because of scarring after the surgery. I have a burning pinching pain at the side of the top of my testicle.
An incision or cut is made in the groin. Almost the entire area covered by the ilioinguinal nerve is either numb burns or simply hurts when touched. 1 yr after inguinal hernia repair getting minor pain when working out or when having bowel movement. I m 39 years old and never had any physical problems before my surgery.
The cause of this pain is often nerve related. There are two main types of inguinal hernia surgery. If the culprit is not nerve damage it might be a negative reaction to the mesh that was used for the hernia repair. This report presents a case of injury to the lateral cutaneous nerve of the thigh during laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair.
Open repair takes three weeks to recover. The surgeon then pushes the hernia back into the abdomen and strengthens the abdominal wall with mesh and stitches. 1 department of surgery hca new port richey hospital new port richey florida.