Is postoperative chronic pain syndrome higher with mesh repair of inguinal hernia?

American Surgeon

Volumn 76, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1115-1118

  Masukawa, Kristin ^a   Wilson, Samuel E ^a  

^a VA LONG BEACH HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; POLYPROPYLENE;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CHRONIC PAIN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOMA; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INGUINAL HERNIA; INGUINAL REGION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MESH; MESH REPAIR; NEURECTOMY; PATIENT REFERRAL; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCROTAL SWELLING; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL INFECTION; WOUND INFECTION;

CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RECURRENCE; SURGICAL MESH; SYNDROME;

EID: 78651367947     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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