Most common nerve injured during hernia surgery:
External oblique aponeurosis is in close relation to ilioinguinal nerve & hence during operation for inguinal hernia, prevention of injury to ilioinguinal nerve to avoid later development of incisional hernia is very impoant. MC injured nerve in laparoscopic hernia repair: Lateral cutaneous nerve of thigh > Genitofemoral nerve (GFN) MC injured nerve in open hernia repair: Ilioinguinal nerve > IlioHypogastric nerve> Genital branch of GFNQ (GHI in reverse sequence)
Ilioinguinal nerve
Iliohypogastric nerve
Genitofemoral nerve
None of the above
Hernia and abdominal wall