Patients often want to know what they did ‘wrong’ to have developed a hernia. The incidence of developing a primary inguinal hernia in a male is from about 27% – 42% and 3%-5.8% in women. The data shows that patients have no significant impact on their risk for developing a hernia. In other words, patients […]
Occult Hernias – Hernias not Identified on Physical Examination – International Guidelines
Some of our patients who present with a hernia on one side ask if we can repair the opposite side at the same time. Especially when we perform a laparoscopic hernia repair, the additional time and effort required to repair the opposite side is minimal. However, as with any procedure in medicine, there is always […]
Male Fertility and Bilateral Hernia Repair
Many of our male patients ask about preservation of their fertility after hernia repair. Clearly with unilateral (one sided) hernia repair, the incidence of infertility is zero. However, with bilateral hernia repairs, patients sometimes worry about becoming infertile. Endoscopic totally extraperitoneal (TEP) hernia repair with polypropylene mesh has become a well-established technique. However, since the […]