MRI and Pathology in Persistent Postherniotomy Pain

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 208, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1023-1028

  Aasvang, Eske Kvanner ^a   Jensen, Karl Erik ^a   Fiirgaard, Bente ^b   Kehlet, Henrik ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDEMA; HERNIOTOMY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; MALE; NEURECTOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATIC CORD;

CONTRAST MEDIA; DENMARK; EDEMA; GENITAL DISEASES, MALE; GROIN; HERNIA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; SURGICAL MESH;

EID: 67349122654     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2009.02.056     Document Type: Article

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