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Surgery Hernia and abdominal wall 3396e0e4

Most common nerve injured during hernia surgery:

A
Ilioinguinal nerve
B
Iliohypogastric nerve
C
Genitofemoral nerve
D
None of the above
High-Yield Explanation
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)

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