Long-term outcome of surgical treatment of chronic postoperative groin pain: a word of caution

Hernia

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 587-594

  Valvekens, E ^a   Nijs, Y ^a   Miserez, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Chronic postoperative groin pain; Inguinal hernia repair; Pain reduction; Pfannenstiel incision; Surgical treatment

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINOPLASTY; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE REMOVAL; DN4 SCORE; FEMALE; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; INGUINAL PAIN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; MESH REMOVAL; MIDDLE AGED; NEURECTOMY; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SCORING SYSTEM; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HERNIORRHAPHY; INGUINAL REGION; NEURALGIA; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL MESH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CHRONIC PAIN; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; GROIN; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURALGIA; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL MESH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84937978616     PISSN: 12654906     EISSN: 12489204     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10029-013-1125-4     Document Type: Article

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