Endoscopic retroperitoneal neurectomy for chronic pain after groin surgery

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 96, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1076-1081

  Giger, U ^a,b   Wente, M N ^c   Buchler M W ^c   Krahenbuhl S ^d   Lerut, J ^b   Krahenbuhl L ^a  

^a Lindenhofspital Bern ^*  (Switzerland)

^b CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INGUINAL REGION; MALE; NERVE COMPRESSION; NEURECTOMY; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHRONIC DISEASE; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GROIN; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; NEURALGIA; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE;

EID: 69249154265     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.6623     Document Type: Article

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