Behind The Knife: The Surgery Podcast

Post-operative pain is a challenging topic most surgeons would prefer not to have to think about, and post-inguinal hernia repair pain can be a particular pain in the…groin. Drs. Mike Weykamp, Andrew Wright, and Nick Cetrulo from the University of Washington provide a framework for approaching these challenging patients to help clarify when and how to best evaluate post-inguinal hernia repair pain and identify the patients who might benefit from surgical intervention. Referenced Articles and Videos:  1.     D Chen. Mapping for inguinal chronic pain: An approach that all surgeons can do. Your Session: Abdominal Wall Hernia - Provocative Questions in the Practice of Hernia Repair held during the 2017 SAGES Annual Meeting in Houston, TX https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx5zSS3CA-U 2.     J Lange, R Kaufmann, A Wijsmuller, J Pierie, R Ploeg, P Amid. An international consensus algorithm for management of chronic postoperative inguinal pain. Hernia 2015.  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25138620/ 3.     P Amid. Rad