Operative management of refractory neuropathic inguinodynia by a laparoscopic retroperitoneal approach

JAMA Surgery

Volumn 148, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 962-967

  Chen, David C ^a   Hiatt, Jonathan R ^a   Amid, Parviz K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; NARCOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; INGUINAL PAIN; LAPAROSCOPIC RETROPERITONEAL TRIPLE NEURECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; NARCOTIC DEPENDENCE; NEURECTOMY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTORY NEUROPATHIC INGUINODYNIA; REOPERATION; SCROTAL PAIN; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL MESH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

FEMALE; GROIN; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LOS ANGELES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURALGIA; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PELVIC PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84886414934     PISSN: 21686254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2013.3189     Document Type: Article

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