Treatment of obturator neuralgia with laparoscopic neurolysis

Journal of Urology

Volumn 179, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 590-595

  Rigaud, Jérôme ^a   Labat, Jean Jacques ^a   Riant, Thibault ^c   Hamel, Olivier ^b   Bouchot, Olivier ^a   Robert, Roger ^b  

^a Urology Department   (France)

^b HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

^c Pain Assessment and Treatment Centre   (France)

Author keywords

Laparoscopy; Neuralgia; Obturator nerve; Pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; FOLLOW UP; GAIT; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPIC NEUROLYSIS; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE SURGERY; NEURALGIA; OBTURATOR NERVE; PAIN; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE; THIGH; WALKING DIFFICULTY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONVALESCENCE; DENERVATION; LAPAROSCOPY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DENERVATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURALGIA; OBTURATOR NERVE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38849205046     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2007.09.075     Document Type: Article

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