ArticleInternational journal of surgery case reports2021
A pathological perspective to painful inguinal hernia: Report of two cases.
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- Bladder Irritation without Mesh Penetration after Hernia Repair: A Case Report.Surgical case reports · 2025Article
- Intraneural fibrosis within ilioinguinal nerve in inguinal hernia patients with preoperative pain: it's the sign of irreversible nerve injury, isn't it?Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2023Article
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Abstract
introductionPreoperative inguinal pain (painful inguinal hernia) is a well-known factor associated with chronic postoperative inguinal pain (CPIP). However, it remains unclear what preventive measures should be taken in such patients. CASE PRESENTATION: We report two patients with painful inguinal hernia who underwent pragmatic ilioinguinal nerve neurectomy during open anterior repair. The nerve was compressed by bulky spermatic cord lipoma in case 1 and by the hernia sac presenting over a few decades in case 2. Hematoxylin and eosin staining of the resected nerves revealed mucoid degeneration. Toluidine blue staining of resin-embedded nerve sections demonstrated that fully-myelinated axons had significantly decreased in case 1 and almost disappeared in case 2, indicating the development of massive demyelination of the ilioinguinal nerve in both cases. DISCUSSION: In cases where the injured nerve is left in situ, CPIP may occur since demyelinating neuropathy sometimes becomes irreversible.
conclusionPlanned nerve resection via open anterior inguinal hernia repair may be an option to prevent CPIP in patients with painful inguinal hernia.
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