Planned ilioinguinal nerve excision for prevention of chronic pain after inguinal hernia repair: A meta-analysis

Surgery

Volumn 150, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 534-541

  Johner, Amanda ^a   Faulds, Jason ^a   Wiseman, Sam M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC PAIN; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; ILIOINGUINAL NERVE; INGUINAL HERNIA; META ANALYSIS; NERVE; NEURECTOMY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 80052293941     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: 15327361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2011.02.024     Document Type: Article

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