An overview of the features influencing pain after inguinal hernia repair

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 351-356

  Nienhuijs, S W ^a   Rosman, C ^b   Strobbe, L J A ^b   Wolff, A ^c   Bleichrodt, R P ^c  

^a CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Inguinal hernia; Pain; Review

Indexed keywords

HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; NERVE INJURY; NOCICEPTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 48349147778     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2008.02.005     Document Type: Review

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