Iliohypogastric neurectomy in the prevention of postoperative pain following inguinal hernioplasty

Zanghì, Guido N. and Di Stefano, Greta and Arena, M. and Di Dio, D. and Basile, Francesco (2012) Iliohypogastric neurectomy in the prevention of postoperative pain following inguinal hernioplasty. Il giornale di chirurgia, 33 (5). pp. 172-174. ISSN 1971-145X

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Abstract

Chronic postoperative pain is a common complication of inguinal hernia repair. An important Danish study revealed that 28.7% of patients undergoing hernioplasty suffered a varying degree of chronic pain, severe enough to interfere with normal daily activities in 11% of cases. The difficulty in treating this complication has led numerous surgeons to complete the surgical procedure ilioinguinal or iliohypogastric neurectomy. This method is proving effective in preventing the onset of chronic postoperative pain. We report the results obtained in patients undergoing neurectomy of the iliohypogastric nerve during anterior inguinal hernioplasty.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Inguinal hernioplasty - Neurectomy
Subjects:	600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 617 Rami vari della medicina; Chirurgia > 617.4 Chirurgia secondo il Sistema e Regioni
Depositing User:	Nadia Del Gobbo
Date Deposited:	16 Jun 2016 10:37
Last Modified:	16 Jun 2016 10:37
URI:	http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/7924

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