Surgical treatment of chronic pain after inguinal hernia repair

Hernia

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 347-353

  Campanelli, G ^a,b   Bertocchi, V ^a   Cavalli, M ^a,b   Bombini, G ^a   Biondi, A ^c   Tentorio, T ^e   Sfeclan, C ^d   Canziani, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO CLINICO SANT'AMBROGIO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CRAIOVA   (Romania)

^e IRCCS MULTIMEDICA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic groin pain; Hernia repair; Inguinal pain; Postsurgical pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC GROIN PAIN; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; HYPOGASTRIC NERVE; INGUINAL HERNIA; INGUINAL PAIN; NEURECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL MESH; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

CHRONIC PAIN; DEVICE REMOVAL; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMANS; INGUINAL CANAL; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PERIPHERAL NERVES; SURGICAL MESH;

EID: 84878634674     PISSN: 12654906     EISSN: 12489204     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10029-013-1059-x     Document Type: Article

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