A member asked:

In inguinal hernia repair surgery if some of the cremasteric fibres/muscles gets excised will it cause reduced/absent cremasteric reflexes that side?

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Dr. Joey Bluhm answered

Specializes in Surgery

Possibly: If all the fibers were to get cut or removed you would not have a cremasteric reflex. Sometimes the muscle may heal back together and i would guess the reflex may return or strengthen.

Answered 3/14/2016

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Dr. Randall Zuckerman answered

Specializes in Surgery

No: Usually the muscles get split and not excised, so should not change much!

Answered 7/16/2013

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No: Why are you worried about the cremasteric response ? The muscle is not cut out during surgery it is spread apart to expose the sac and cord structures

Answered 1/10/2015

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