Removal of transabdominal sutures for chronic pain after laparoscopic ventral and incisional hernia repair

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 514-516

  Wassenaar, Eelco B ^a   Raymakers, Johan T F J ^a   Rakic, Srdjan ^a  

^a TWENTEBORG HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Complication; Incisional hernia; Laparoscopy; Pain; Suture removal; Ventral hernia

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DEVICE REMOVAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INCISIONAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SUTURE; SUTURING METHOD; THERAPY EFFECT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HERNIA, ABDOMINAL; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; PAIN, INTRACTABLE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; SURGICAL MESH; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 37549025357     PISSN: 15304515     EISSN: 15344908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLE.0b013e3181462b9e     Document Type: Article

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