title: [Pain after inguinal hernia repair: what to do?].
abstract: Hernia repair one of the most frequently performed operations in general surgery. With the introduction of tension-free mesh repair, recurrence rates dropped well below 5% for open and laparoscopic procedures. However, chronic postoperative pain remains a widely neglected complication with a high socio-economic impact. It occurs in about 10-20% of patients after hernia repair. We review the different types of post-herniorrhaphy pain with the typical diagnostic features and we conclude with a pragmatic algorithm based on our clinical experience.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie viscérale, CHUV, 1011 Lausanne.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Abrazhda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hübner
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Foletti
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Demartines
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Vuilleumier
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*