Outlook

• Risk of strangulation: In considering when to have a reducible hernia surgically repaired, it is important to know the risk of strangulation.



• The risk varies with the location and size of the hernia and the length of time it has been present.



• In general, hernias with large sac contents with a relatively small opening are more likely to become strangulated.



• Hernias that have been present for many years may become irreducible.



• Operative complications: Approximately 7% of people undergoing surgical hernia repair will have complications.



• These are short-term and usually treatable



• The hernia that comes back after initial surgical repair can be repaired by the same or an alternate method.



• Complications include the following:



• recurrence (most common),



• urinary retention,



• wound infection,



• fluid build-up in scrotum (called hydrocele formation),



• scrotal hematoma (bruise), and



• testicular damage on the affected side (rare).

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