Dr Ulrike Muschaweck

Since 1993, Dr. Ulrike Muschaweck has been specialized in hernia surgery, the abdominal region, the so-called inguinal hernia, umbilical hernias and incisional hernias. Additionally, she has been specialized in fields of diagnoses and surgery of the so-called Sportsman’s groin and has worldwide performed the most operations in this field. Therefore, top athletes from all over the world consult her. She conducted over 30.000 operations in the groin area. Furthermore, she was one of the first doctors in Germany, who conducted this surgery under local anesthesia. She introduced back in 1988, at that time being head of the emergency and outpatient department at the University Hospital „Rechts der Isar“ in Munich, the so-called day surgery, nowadays known as outpatient surgery. Since then, she is considered as one of the leading surgeons for treatments of inguinal hernias in Europe. She is especially well-known for the introduction of the so-called “Minimal-Repair-Technique” (Muschaweck-repair), which was developed by her. This technique is perfect for top athletes as well as for patients with a small inguinal hernia. Another technique developed by her is the so-called IONR („Intra-Operative-Nerve-Response“), which has been specifically developed for patients with chronic groin pain after operations with the open technique (with or without a mesh) or after laparoscopic methods, such as TAPP and TEP. Through this it is possible to find and eliminate the pain point during surgery. Mesh removal is always necessary in patients with chronic pain after open mesh insertion, but unfortunately it is rarely possible in patients with laparoscopically inserted mesh. In this way, it was possible to eliminate the cause of the pain in more than 98 % of patients who suffered from permanent pain after groin surgery and to get the patients symptom-free. An additional neurological examination carried out before the operation can be complementary and helpful.