Influence of synthetic mesh on ilioinguinal nerve motor conduction and chronic groin pain after inguinal herniorrhaphy: A prospective randomized clinical study

International Surgery

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 344-350

  Karakayali, Feza ^a   Karatas, Metin ^a   Ozcelik, Umit ^a   Ekici, Yahya ^a   Basaran, Ozgur ^a   Moray, Gokhan ^a   Haberal, Mehmet ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Groin pain; Herniorrhaphy; Ilioinguinal nerve; Mesh

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; INGUINAL REGION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURALGIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GROIN; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURALGIA; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL MESH;

EID: 41049088688     PISSN: 00208868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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