Inguinodynia following Lichtenstein tension-free hernia repair: A review

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 17, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 1791-1796

  Hakeem, Abdul ^a   Shanmugam, Venkatesh ^b  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL AND BROADGREEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic groin pain; Genitofemoral nerve; Hernia; Iliohypogastic nerve; Ilioinguinal nerve; Inguinodynia; Lichtenstein repair; Mesh hernia repair

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; GLUE; POLYGLACTIN; POLYPROPYLENE;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; INGUINODYNIA; LICHTENSTEIN TENSION FREE HERNIA REPAIR; NERVE INJURY; NEURECTOMY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 79955932285     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i14.1791     Document Type: Article

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