{"podcast":{"title":"Behind The Knife: The Surgery Podcast","slug":"behind-the-knife-the-surgery-podcast-321171","podcast_index_feed_id":321171,"rss_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5046960.rss","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5046960","image_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/39463562.jpg","author":"Behind The Knife: The Surgery Podcast","episode_count":500,"summary":"Behind the Knife is the world’s #1 surgery podcast. From high-yield educational topics to interviews with leaders in the field, Behind the Knife delivers the information you need to know. Tune in for timely, relevant, and engaging content designed to help you DOMINATE THE DAY! Behind the Knife is more than a podcast. Visit www.behindtheknife.org to learn more.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-07T16:21:08.041770+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/behind-the-knife-the-surgery-podcast-321171"},"episode":{"title":"EPA Playbook: Inguinal Hernia","slug":"epa-playbook-inguinal-hernia","published_at":"2026-07-05T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/behind-the-knife-the-surgery-podcast-321171/epa-playbook-inguinal-hernia","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/behind-the-knife-the-surgery-podcast-321171","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8917331","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/arttrk.com/p/ABMA5/pscrb.fm/rss/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8917331.mp3?modified=1782925848&sid=5046960&source=rss","summary":"In this episode of EPA Playbook, Drs. Jason Bingham, Emma Burke, and Agnes Premkumar discuss the evaluation and management of inguinal hernias through a case-based approach that reinforces key EPA concepts for surgical trainees. We specifically highlight the importance of a thorough history and physical exam, emphasize risk stratification, and indications for surgery versus watchful waiting. We briefly review a few postoperative considerations as well. ***FREE EPA COURSE: https://behindtheknife.org/premium/epa-playbook Simply create an account on behindtheknife.org or our app and you the course will automatically show up in your Library. For additional information on EPAs, visit the American Board of Surgery EPA webpage: https://www.absurgery.org/get-certified/epas/ . Cited studies: Miserez M, et al. \"Update with level 1 studies of the European Hernia Society guidelines on the treatment of inguinal hernia in adult patients.\" Hernia . 2014;18(2):151-163. PubMed ID: 24504225 Carrick MA, et al. \"Smoking and anaesthesia.\" BJA Educ . 2019;19(1):1-6. PubMed ID: 33456860 Amid PK, et al. \"Local anesthesia for inguinal hernia repair step-by-step procedure.\" Ann Surg . 1994;220(6):735-737. PubMed ID: 7979603 Huy TC, et al . \"Reoperation for chronic postoperative inguinal pain.\" JAMA Surg . 2025;160(9):984-991. PubMed ID: 39855588","meta_description":"In this episode of EPA Playbook, Drs. Jason Bingham, Emma Burke, and Agnes Premkumar discuss the evaluation and management of inguinal hernias through a c…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1290,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/behind-the-knife-the-surgery-podcast-321171/episodes/epa-playbook-inguinal-hernia/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/behind-the-knife-the-surgery-podcast-321171/epa-playbook-inguinal-hernia.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}