Prophylactic ilioinguinal neurectomy in open inguinal hernia repair [2]

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 245, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 663-

  Alfieri, Sergio ^a   Di Miceli, Davio ^a   Doglietto, Giovanni Battista ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LETTER; NEURECTOMY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERIPHERAL NERVE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS;

CHRONIC DISEASE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INGUINAL CANAL; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 34147120074     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sla.0000259048.32440.5b     Document Type: Letter

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