Inguinal (Groin) Hernia Recurrent Repair – Open (One side)

While the greater number of hernia surgical procedures are successful, there is still a risk of returning hernia in months or even in years after the initial hernia surgery. Recurrent hernias are the reappearing hernias that reappear close to or at the same area of a previous repair. Hernia site, type of repair, and clinical circumstances of primary hernia repairs are the factors that affect the recurrence rates of hernia that vary from 0.5 to 15%. Inguinal hernia surgery is an operation to repair a weakness that abnormally causes the contents of the abdominal wall to slide into a narrow tube called the inguinal canal in the inguinal region.