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Thank you!

This was such an informative session. We discussed all aspects of pudendal neuralgia and its role in chronic pelvic pain of men and women. Dr. Hibner is a true expert in this problem.

If you missed it, you can watch and share from here: https://youtu.be/w2WM98CXMIw

I believe the literature shows the recommendation to be u see 25 CT scans before there is a risk of radiation-induced malignancy.

Thank you all for sharing your stories. The patient point of view is very valuable to us surgeons. What we do often has permanent effects on our patients and all operations have risks. We hope to perform the operation that best suits your needs with least risk of damage.

I am available for either online or TeleHealth consultation if you wish…[Read more]

Not clear which side was repaired.

This is a fantastic thread. Thanks for sharing.

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I hope you all enjoyed HerniaTalk LIVE tonight with me. We blasted through tons of questions. Topics included hernias and pregnancy, mesh reactions, neurectomy, hydrocele, tacks, mesh, robotics, etc.

If you missed it, you can watch the full hour and share via my YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/ooVL9Swq-pU

I am personally biased against the Desarda technique. It has not been tested with the rigors of other tissue repairs. There has not been transparency in sharing the data results of Desarda publicly in peer reviewed studies to the extent that there has been for the more traditional repairs, such as Shouldice and Bassini and others. From what I…[Read more]

Dear Eva Tulip,

We are fortunate to have had many positive success stories in this forum. Please search the forum for key words, such as “success” and hopefully you can read them.

Desarda is a poorly studied technique. The results are highly variable from surgeon to surgeon and not reproducible.

I personally am biased against the repair. There are much older and better studied repair options for inguinal hernias, such as the Shouldice, Bassini, McVay, Marcy, etc. Surgeons who were performing a surgery similar to the…[Read more]

Thanks to all who participated in the HerniaTalk Q&A today. We reviewed what it means for you to undergo robotic surgery, busting myths and reviewing its pros and cons.

To watch the entire session and learn more, go to my YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/wHV8rQxwzIg

This was such a great hour! We discussed anything and everything you need to know to have a safe and low risk anesthesia for your hernia surgery. These included topics of general anesthesia, IV sedation, regional anesthesia pros and cons. We also discussed what medications to take and which medications and supplements to prevent before…[Read more]

Wire is pretty benign, sometimes more so than synthetic suture. But it can break.