Neurectomy to prevent persistent pain after inguinal herniorraphy: A prospective study using objective criteria to assess pain

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1081-1086

  Pappalardo, Giuseppe ^a,c   Frattaroli, Fabrizio Maria ^a   Mongardini, Massimo ^b   Salvi, Pier Federico ^b   Lombardi, Augusto ^b   Conte, Anna Maria ^a   Arezzo, Maria Felice ^c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HERNIOPLASTY; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; HYPESTHESIA; HYPOGASTRIC NERVE; INCIDENCE; INGUINAL HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEURECTOMY; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARESTHESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURALGIA; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 34248229306     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-006-7627-9     Document Type: Article

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