Inguinal Hernias: Diagnosis and Management

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Inguinal Hernias: Diagnosis and Management

April 07, 2021

Inguinal hernia repair is the second most common surgery performed by pediatric surgeons. Here, we discuss the basics of diagnosis and management for inguinal hernias with Dr. Meera Kotagal. Special guests Rae Hanke and Gillian Goddard.

Check out this video on laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair

Sections

Introduction (00:00)
Inguinal hernia anatomy (00:56)
Incidence of inguinal hernia (01:23)
Pathophysiology (02:00)
Risk factors (02:48)
Differential diagnosis (03:30)
Timing the repair (04:32)
Presentation (05:25)
How to reduce (06:12)
When to operate (07:31)
Surgical approach (08:58)
Post operative complications (11:08)
Post operative instructions (12:14)
Case: Inguinal hernia plus SBO (12:40)
Case: Inguinal hernia plus undescended testicle (13:43)
Case: Inguinal hernia with absence of vas deferens (14:13)
Post operative testicular pain (14:28)
Summary and outro (14:58)