Somatosensory changes in the referred pain area in patients with cholecystolithiasis

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 865-870

  Stawowy, Marek ^a   Funch Jensen, Peter ^a   Arendt Nielsen, Lars ^c   Drewes, Asbjørn Mohr ^b,c  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cholecystolithiasis; Gastrointestinal diseases; Hyperalgesia; Pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTCHOLECYSTECTOMY SYNDROME; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATOSENSORY DISORDER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; CHOLECYSTOLITHIASIS; COLD; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; FEMALE; HEAT; HUMANS; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PRESSURE;

EID: 23044487112     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200508000-00014     Document Type: Article

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