ArticleSurgery today2012
Chronic pain and discomfort after inguinal hernia repair.
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- Cyanoacrylate mesh fixation for laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair: a prospective, multicenter, single-arm study.Surgical endoscopy · 2023Article
- Fascinating history of groin hernias: Comprehensive recognition of anatomy, classic considerations for herniorrhaphy, and current controversies in hernioplasty.World journal of methodology · 2021Review
- Crucial anatomy and technical cues for laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal repair: Advanced manipulation for groin hernias in adults.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2020Review
- Retrospective analysis of smaller than 3-cm umbilical hernia repair with the lightweight macroporous mesh.Medicine · 2018Article
- Patient-centered outcomes following laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair.Surgical endoscopy · 2015Article
- Inguinal hernia repair outcomes that utilized the modified Kugel patch without the optional onlay patch: a case series of 163 consecutive patients.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2015Article
- Chronic dry eye symptoms after LASIK: parallels and lessons to be learned from other persistent post-operative pain disorders.Molecular pain · 2015Review
- An international consensus algorithm for management of chronic postoperative inguinal pain.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2015Article
- Internal plug mesh without fixation in laparoscopic total extraperitoneal (TEP) repair of inguinal hernias: a pilot study.Surgery today · 2013Article
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- Chronic scrotal content pain: the experiences of patients undergoing microsurgical spermatic cord denervation.Therapeutic advances in urologyArticle
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Abstract
purposeThe purpose of this study was to estimate the incidence and degree of persistent chronic pain after inguinal hernia repair performed in our hospitals.
methodsWe mailed a questionnaire on the frequency and intensity of postoperative inguinal pain and discomfort to 219 adult patients who had undergone inguinal hernia repair in one of our hospitals more than 3 months previously.
resultsThere were 191 (87.2%) respondents, 28 (14.7%) of whom reported pain and 33 (17.3%) reported discomfort. The frequency of pain was "rare" in more than half of the patients who reported pain. No patient reported "continuous" pain. The intensity of the pain was "mild" in most of the patients, and none reported "pain that required a painkiller". The answers on the face scale questionnaire (score "0" to "10") were "0" or "1" for most of the patients. The incidence of chronic pain and/or discomfort was significantly higher in women than in men, and tended to be higher in patients who had undergone repair using onlay mesh.
conclusionsThe frequency and intensity of persistent chronic pain or discomfort after inguinal hernia repair was not high or severe. These data will be useful for further studies to determine the best treatment for adult inguinal hernia.
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