title: Post-herniographic abdominal pain syndrome.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To disclose the frequency of abdominal pain that led to post-procedure hospitalization and the outcome of this major complication.
  
  
  METHODS
  576 patients who had undergone herniography during a 13-year period were retrospectively analysed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Nine out of 576 patients (1.6%) undergoing herniography with an iodine contrast medium developed abdominal pain. The pain resolved within 24 h in 6 patients while 3 patients had pain for up to 3 days.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Patients who present with this pain syndrome thus only need careful clinical observation until asymptomatic, with no need for laparotomy or X-ray examination. Prior to herniography, the patients should be informed about this potential complication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Lund University, Malmö University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden. olle.ekberg@rontgen.mas.lu.se
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ekberg
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lasson
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kesek
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Olsson
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gustafson
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013577:Syndrome