Somatosensory Outcomes Following Re-Surgery in Persistent Severe Pain After Groin Hernia Repair: A Prospective Observational Study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

After groin hernia repair (globally more than 20 million/year) 2-4% will develop persistent severe pain (PSPG). Pain management is challenging and may require multimodal interventions, including re-surgery. Quantitative somatosensory testing (QST) is an investigational psychophysiological tool with the potential to uncover the pathophysiological mechanisms behind the pain, ie, revealing neuropathic or inflammatory components. The primary objective was to examine and describe the underlying pathophysiological changes in the groin areas by QST before and after re-surgery with mesh removal and selective neurectomy.

Patients and methods

Sixty patients with PSPG scheduled for re-surgery and with an inflammatory "component" indicated by blunt pressure algometry were examin

SUBMITTER: Jensen EK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10030060 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature