Chronic pain 5 years after randomized comparison of laparoscopic and Lichtenstein inguinal hernia repair
β Scribed by A. Eklund; A. Montgomery; L. Bergkvist; C. Rudberg
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 149 KB
- Volume
- 97
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
- DOI
- 10.1002/bjs.6904
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## Abstract ## Background The aim was to compare the frequency of severe chronic pain that required attendance at a pain clinic after open and laparoscopic inguinal hernia repairs. ## Methods This was a retrospective analysis of 7999 patients who underwent inguinal hernia repair between January