Frequently Asked Questions

We decided to open this section due to the great number of questions we have received in our email, that sometimes it caused the delay to be able to answer them.

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We have also received questions from the medical guild, especially about Incisional Hernias and different techniques to handle this type of hernias, mesh and suture materials.
Thank you for trusting us, we will answer all your questions individually, because every case is different.

What is a Amyand hernia?

Amyand hernia is a rare form of an inguinal hernia in which the vermiform appendix is located within the hernial sac. It is seen in less than 1% of inguinal hernia. It should not be confused with an appendix-containing femoral hernia, known as De Garengeot hernia.

What is a Richter's hernia

It is a hernia that contains inside the hernia sac only a part of the wall of a loop of bowel (antimesenterico edge).

What is a Littre hernia?

It is a hernia that inside their hernial sac contains a Meckel's diverticulum, is more common in men and more frequent is located on the right side.


What are Varicoceles?

Is the dilation of veins at the level of the spermatic cord by alteration of the valves that prevent blood from flowing freely and become inflamed, its development is usually slow and is one of the causes of infertility, the left testicle is the most frequently affected and is diminished in size relative to each other; when presented in a sudden need to investigate that is not caused by a kidney tumor that is blocking the venous blood flow.


I went to the doctor because I thought I had an inguinal hernia and the doctor told me that what I have is a hydrocele.

To make a diagnosis, we need to do a physical exam with a lamp that is placed at the level of the skin of the affected testicle (scrotum). It is usually required to make an ultrasound to make a diagnosis. With the exception of the increase in volume This is rarely painful and does not affect fertility.


Answering a question from a 35 year old male, he discovered a small protuberance in the right side of his groin that runs up to the testicle of the same side, it does not hurt and disappears when he lays down.

The diagnostic is Indirect Inguinal Hernia (inguinoscrotal), this is the most common type of the abdominal wall hernia, predominating in men 2-3 to 1 with respect to women, and is the age range (30 to 60 years) when most commonly are presented.

No hay tratamiento médico para este problema, el tratamiento es quirúrgico, según me refieres no tienes dolor y se reduce al acostarte por lo que la intervención no es urgente, pero debieras visitar a tu cirujano para programar tu cirugía, ya que en muchas ocasiones se deja pasar el tiempo y se hace mayor el defecto herniario o se encarcela, lo que la convierte en una verdadera urgencia.

In response to a 24 year old female who went to a doctor, due to the increase in the groin’s size, although overweight is referred, the physician told her she had an hernia, does not give more details, but she asked if a study could be useful to have a more precise diagnostic.

In most cases a physical exploration is enough to get a diagnosis, in your case overweight makes difficult to get a diagnostic. Different diagnostic studies like Ultrasound, Computed Axial Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, that can be useful must be realized with effort and rest.

Doctor, I went with a physician, and he told me I have an Incoercible Hernia.

It's the term used when a person has an hernia that can be reduced, but right after it is reduced the hernia is made again. It is considered a relative emergency and the person should not waste time to have a surgery.

My 13 year old son has an inguinal hernia, when the surgery is done, Is it necessary to put mesh?

In kids of every age it is contraindicated to put mesh, because they have not reach the correct anthropometric development, the kid grows and the mesh with time will shrink

Doctor, What do I have do to prevent an inguinal hernia?

The responsible factors of hernia appearance are many (herniosis), metabolic alterations like cicatrization, that decreases in people 60 and over, tabaquism; anatomical factors could also predispose hernia formation, there are fisiological factors due to the frequent increase of intraabdominal pressure, like prostatic patients, chronic coughers or people who carry heavy objects.

Doctor I am 34 years old, 8 years ago I had a car accident, my spleen was removed and I had several intestinal perforations, I have a scar that goes vertical through all my abdomen and I year ago at the navel's level a hernia started to grow, the doctor who diagnose it told me I need surgery, Is there a relation between the scar's size and the hernia?

First of all, congratulations for being alive; referring to the incision's size, it is important its size, it is proven that wounds larger than 18 cms. have a bigger risk to cause hernia, adding in your case abdominal contusion, hypovolemia, sepsis due to the intestinal perforations, etc.

Doctor, 3 years ago I had a hiatal hernia and I had a laparoscopic surgery, approximately 8 months ago a small protuberance appeared in one of the scars were the surgery was made, its size is growing and sometimes the protuberance hurts, Could it be a hernia?

You have to go with your doctor to be checked and he will inform you about your problem. It is very probable that the protuberance is a hernia, due to the lack of closure or the inadequate closure of the orifice of the laparoscopic port used on the surgery. Trocar orifices longer than 5 mm., should be closed.

Doctor, I am a 26 year old man and I have an inguinal hernia, I consulted a surgeon to schedule my surgery and he told me that mesh will be placed, but I have heard commentaries that it cause sterility, the truth is I have not had the surgery.

Prosthetic biomaterials used are safe and it is proven that they do NOT produce sterility, it is just a rumor. There is no ideal biomaterial for all the cases, these are safe as surgical prosthesis.
• Rumors are commentaries without fundaments.

Doctor, I have an abdominal hernia, I need surgery but the surgeon told me I have to stop smoking 1 month before the operation, even that influenced in the appearance of the hernia, I have being smoking for almost 20 years.

Even though it is not indicated the chronological age or the number of cigarette boxes smoked every day, it is proven that tobacco smoking is one of the causes that originate hernia, between the metabolic factors there is an accelerated degradation of collagen that influence tissues, being a smoker you have a 80% possibilities of having a dehiscence of the tissues in the first 30 days after the surgery, also a greater incidence of respiratory complications in the postoperative period are presented in smokers.

Doctor, I had appendicitis 2 years ago and had surgery, the wound got infected and lasted longer In cicatrization, approximately 2 months ago I started feeling a "lift" of the scar, but I feel good. Is it possible to have a hernia after 2 years?

Incisional hernias appear during the first 3 years after a surgery and its frequency "increases even more" if an infection is presented in the quirurgical wound, talk to your doctor to schedule and realize the abdominoplasty, the hernia's size will grow and depending on the size of the hernia ring and the intraabdominal structures involved this could become an emergency.