In advising a patient preoperatively of potential complications of operative treatment of an inguinal hernia, which of the following statement(s) is/are true?
A. Severe symptoms due to sensory nerve entrapment or injury can occur
B. The most common vascular structure injured during the course of a groin hernia repair is the femoral artery
C. Recurrent hernia after primary groin repair should occur in less than 10% of cases
D. Wound infection increases the risk of recurrent hernia
Answer:A
In advising a patient preoperatively of potential complications of operative treatment of an inguinal hernia, which of the following statement(s) is/are true?
A. Severe symptoms due to sensory nerve entrapment or injury can occur B. The most common vascular structure injured during the course of a groin hernia repair is the femoral artery C. Recurrent hernia after primary groin repair should occur in less than 10% of cases D. Wound infection increases the risk of recurrent hernia