Abstract
Multiple mechanisms are responsible for persistent postherniotomy pain, including preoperative pain hypersensitivity, other chronic pain states and intraoperative nerve injury. Currently, the primary preventive techniques are intraoperative nerve identification/sparing in open surgery or use of laparoscopic surgery with non-fixed mesh. The choice between pharmacological intervention and re-exploration is debatable. A centralisation of the Danish patients with regard to evaluation and treatment is proposed.
| Translated title of the contribution | [Chronic pain after groin hernia repair] |
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| Original language | Danish |
| Journal | Ugeskrift for Laeger |
| Volume | 173 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Pages (from-to) | 45-7 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| ISSN | 0041-5782 |
| Publication status | Published - 3 Jan 2011 |