Non-Surgical Risk Factors for Recurrence of Hernia

Abdominal wall hernias may recur as long as 15 years after herniotomy. Recurrences which appear within 6 months following surgery are regarded as technical failures due to inadequate surgical technique. Recurrences which appear later than 6–9 months after the primary surgical procedure may be considered as a result of the abnormal collagen metabolism, which originally led to herniation [1, 2].