Transabdominal laparoscopic retroperitoneal neurectomy for chronic pain after inguinal hernia repair and appendicectomy: a matched-pair study

Chronic debilitating pain is a rare but significant cause of postoperative morbidity after inguinal surgery. Such pain is usually of neuropathic origin and frequently caused by intraoperative nerve damage. In this retrospective matched-pair study we analysed results of a minimal-invasive approach to...

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Hauptverfasser: Karampinis, Ioannis (VerfasserIn) , Pilz, Lothar R. (VerfasserIn) , Post, Stefan (VerfasserIn) , Herrle, Florian (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 20 July 2017
In: BMC surgery
Year: 2017, Jahrgang: 17, Pages: 1-8
ISSN:1471-2482
DOI:10.1186/s12893-017-0282-2
Online-Zugang:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12893-017-0282-2
Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-017-0282-2
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Verfasserangaben:Ioannis Karampinis, Johannes Weiss, Lothar Pilz, Stefan Post and Florian Herrle
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Zusammenfassung:Chronic debilitating pain is a rare but significant cause of postoperative morbidity after inguinal surgery. Such pain is usually of neuropathic origin and frequently caused by intraoperative nerve damage. In this retrospective matched-pair study we analysed results of a minimal-invasive approach to neurectomy on quality of life and pain relief.
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ISSN:1471-2482
DOI:10.1186/s12893-017-0282-2