After this year’s New Year, he always felt uncomfortable in the place where the incision was made, and when it was hot, he found something bulging out again. Thinking back to the scene of the onset of small intestine gas twenty years ago, he thought, “No, small intestine gas is coming again. The doctor said clearly that it was a recurrence of inguinal hernia and only through surgery could the problem be solved. He remembered that the last time he had an operation, he had suffered a lot, not only did he lie on the hospital bed for a week after the operation, but he also got up and walked, which was really painful. Twenty years ago I was strong, no disease, but now I’m old, my body is not as good as before, and I have high blood pressure and heart disease, so once again this is really half of the old life is lost. The doctor listened to Lao Zhou’s concerns, smiled and told him that he was overly worried. In the past, the hole was pulled up, firstly, post-operative pain is very common and lasts for a long time, and secondly, it is easy to pull up and open again, and the recurrence rate is as high as 10-15%; nowadays, with advanced technology, the operation is like patching, and the hernia hole is covered with a patch, which overcomes the shortcomings of the original operation, and the recurrence rate and pain rate are low. and low incidence of pain. In addition, surgeons now have a new tool, laparoscopy, which is particularly suitable for the case of Lao Zhou. Why do you say so? First of all, I would like to explain the method of laparoscopic hernia patching. If open surgery with a cut on the abdominal wall is from the outside, then laparoscopic patching is from the inside. Patients with recurrent hernia have already had one or more surgeries, the anatomy of the abdominal wall will be changed and destroyed to different degrees, and there will be scarring and adhesions, so it will be difficult and traumatic to go in through the original incision, and damage to the spermatic cord and vascular nerves will easily occur, while laparoscopic operation from the inside can completely avoid the original traumatic site, avoid unnecessary re-injury and fast recovery after surgery. Old Zhou was relieved of his worries and underwent a laparoscopic patchless repair operation on the advice of the doctor. The operation went smoothly, and he went to the toilet six hours after the operation without any obvious pain, and went home on his own two days after the operation. Of course, the treatment of recurrent inguinal hernia is not simple, as each patient’s previous surgery and recurrence are different. For example, in recent years, there are also some recurrent patients who have used patches, which can cause different difficulties for re-operation due to the different types, sizes, shapes and placement of patches. Therefore, we need to follow the principle of individualized treatment for recurrent patients and develop a specific plan for reoperation according to each patient’s condition. However, there are always more solutions than difficulties, and the hernia surgeon will find the appropriate countermeasures to deal with the most complicated cases.