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Background Groin pain is a frequent complaint in surgical practice with an inguinal hernia being at the top of the differential diagnosis. The majority of inguinal hernias can be diagnosed clinically. However, patients with groin pain without signs of an inguinal hernia on anamnesis or physical examination provide a diagnostic challenge. If ultrasonography shows a hernia that could not be detected...
Background Current recommendations for hernia treatment suggest applying techniques aimed at reducing postoperative pain in patients experiencing intense preoperative pain. However, there is still no reliable stratification method of preoperative pain, its circumstances, intensity and frequency, and the current assessments of hernia symptoms are performed by means of a subjective evaluation. The aim...
Purpose Chronic pain and discomfort are common after inguinal hernia repair (IHR). In this study, results from a 3-year follow-up from a randomized controlled study comparing three different mesh repairs for postoperative pain, discomfort, Quality of Life (QoL) and patient satisfaction are reported. Methods Between November 1, 2006 and January 31, 2009, 309 men, who underwent day surgery for primary...
Purpose Clinical tools for predicting postoperative pain should be developed to provide better care for patients. The aims of this study were to evaluate preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings to reveal reasons for overwhelming pain in patients with inguinal hernia and to detect changes in quality-of-life (QoL) and pain scores preoperatively and following laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal...
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