Medico-legal case series of litigation involving chronic post-herniorrhaphy inguinal pain: insights from Italian civil verdicts
This descriptive case series highlights a potential association between genitofemoral nerve injury and compensation outcomes in CPIP-related litigation. In most cases involving genitofemoral injury, compensation was awarded. Neurectomy also appeared to show a trend toward legal relevance. These findings reinforce the medico-legal importance of accurate nerve identification, thorough intraoperative documentation, and attentive postoperative management in hernia surgery. Further prospective studies are warranted to confirm these preliminary observations and inform both surgical and legal best practices.
Authors
- Paolo Bruzzone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7124-1245)
- Luca Tomassini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8297-7701)
- Roberto Cirocchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2457-0636)
- Piergiorgio Fedeli
- Massimo Lancia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2307-470X)
- Diletta Cassini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1118-9817)
- Bruno Cirillo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1889-2644)
- Andrea Mingoli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5437-9085)
- Salvatore Guarino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7668-3042)
Institutions
- Università di Camerino (IT)
- University of Perugia (IT)
- Santa Maria Nuova Hospital (IT)
- Milano Metropoli Development Agency (IT)
- MultiMedica (IT)
- Sapienza University of Rome (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Hernia
- Published
- 2025-10-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-025-03472-y
- Primary Topic
- Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Università degli Studi di Perugia