Laparoscopic inguinal ligament tenotomy and mesh reinforcement of the anterior abdominal wall: A new approach for the management of chronic groin pain

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 363-368

  Lloyd, David M ^a   Sutton, Christopher D ^a   Altafa, Aminah ^a   Fareed, Kaleel ^a   Bloxham, Lisa ^a   Spencer, Laura ^a   Garcea, Giuseppe ^a  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Groin disruption; Inguinal ligament; Sports injury; Sportsman hernia; Tenotomy

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL WALL; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC GROIN PAIN; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INGUINAL REGION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MESH REINFORCEMENT; MORBIDITY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARESTHESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEROMA; SPORTING EVENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENOTOMY; URINE RETENTION; WOUND INFECTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; FOLLOW UP; INGUINAL CANAL; LAPAROSCOPY; LIGAMENT; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PATHOLOGY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TENDON; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GROIN; HUMANS; INGUINAL CANAL; LAPAROSCOPY; LIGAMENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL MESH; TENDONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149376402     PISSN: 15304515     EISSN: 15344908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLE.0b013e3181761fcc     Document Type: Article

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