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Surgical Management of Chronic Groin Pain

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Chronic groin pain remains a significant source of morbidity for patients following inguinal hernia repair. For patients refractory to conservative therapies, operative intervention may be considered. The operative technique selected depends upon the nature of the complication responsible for the chronic pain. Complications for which operative intervention may be warranted and effective include hernia recurrence, neuropathic pain, meshoma, or orchialgia. Surgical techniques discussed in this chapter include open and laparoscopic repair of hernia recurrence, selective neurectomy, open and laparoscopic triple neurectomy, meshoma removal, and paravasal neurectomy.

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    Alexandra M. Moore, Parviz K. Amid & David C. Chen M.D.

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Moore, A.M., Amid, P.K., Chen, D.C. (2017). Surgical Management of Chronic Groin Pain. In: Hope, W., Cobb, W., Adrales, G. (eds) Textbook of Hernia. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43045-4_20

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