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Most common nerve injured during hernia surgery:
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The correct answer is  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)