ArticleHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery2013
Ultrasound-guided ilioinguinal/iliohypogastric nerve blocks for chronic pain after inguinal hernia repair.
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- International guidelines for groin hernia management.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2018Guideline
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- A narrative review on the non-surgical treatment of chronic postoperative inguinal pain: a challenge for both surgeon and anaesthesiologist.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2023Review
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effect of nerve block under ultrasound in ilioinguinal/iliohypogastric in children.Translational pediatrics · 2022Article
- Review of Ilioinguinal Nerve Blocks for Ilioinguinal Neuralgia Post Hernia Surgery.Current pain and headache reports · 2020Review
- Risk and protective factors for chronic pain following inguinal hernia repair: a retrospective study.Journal of anesthesia · 2020Article
- Ilioinguinal Neuropathy.Current pain and headache reports · 2020Review
- Prevalence and Cost Analysis of Chronic Pain After Hernia Repair: A Potential Alternative Approach With Neurostimulation.Neuromodulation : journal of the International Neuromodulation Society · 2019Article
- Mind the gap: imaging spectrum of abdominal ventral hernia repair complications.Insights into imaging · 2019Review
- Perineural steroid injections around ilioinguinal, iliohypogastric, and genitofemoral nerves for treatment of chronic refractory neuropathic pain: A retrospective study.Canadian journal of pain = Revue canadienne de la douleur · 2017Article
- A scoping review of perineural steroids for the treatment of chronic postoperative inguinal pain.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2016Article
- Landmark-based versus ultrasound-guided ilioinguinal/iliohypogastric nerve blocks in the treatment of chronic postherniorrhaphy groin pain: a retrospective study.Journal of pain research · 2015Article
- Management of persistent postsurgical inguinal pain.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2014Review
- Pain control following inguinal herniorrhaphy: current perspectives.Journal of pain research · 2014Review
- Invited commentary: Persistent pain after inguinal hernia repair: what do we know and what do we need to know?Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2013Article
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Abstract
purposeThe aim of this study was to evaluate the outcome of ilioinguinal and iliohypogastric nerve blocks in patients with chronic pain after herniorrhaphy, by comparing nerve stimulator and ultrasound guidance to administer the block.
methodsA total of 43 patients who received nerve blocks for chronic inguinal post-herniorrhaphy pain received standardized questionnaires. Nerve stimulator-guided blocks were performed prior to January 2009, and thereafter, ultrasound-guided blocks were performed using a local anaesthetic solution and a corticosteroid.
resultsThe questionnaire was completed by 38 patients (88 %). The inguinal hernia repair was performed for a median 16 months (range 3-219) ahead of the nerve blocks. A median of 2 pain treatments (range 1-7) was calculated. Median follow-up was 21 months (range 3-68). According to the DN4, 21 patients (55.3 %) no longer reported neuropathic pain. Subjectively, 32 % no longer reported moderate-to-severe pain. After ultrasound-guided blocks, a higher VAS score (at rest and during activities), a higher proportion of daily pain and more anxiety and depression are reported compared to blocks performed after nerve stimulator guidance.
conclusionsIlioinguinal/iliohypogastric nerve blocks can be effective to treat chronic inguinal pain following surgery of the groin. The use of ultrasound was not superior to nerve stimulator-guided blocks. These blocks could be considered prior to more invasive procedures such as neurectomy.
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