Inguinal hernia patients with pre-op pain face potential irreversible nerve damage, signaling a road to chronic post-op pain (CPIP). Studying 40 patients who underwent hernia repair, researchers found intraneural fibrosis within the ilioinguinal nerve in all pre-op pain cases. The fibrosis degree correlated positively with pain duration. This unveils a crucial link between pre-op pain and lasting nerve injury, shedding light on the mysterious path to CPIP.
Journal Article by Narita M, Moriyoshi K (…) Hata H et 9 al. in Langenbecks Arch Surg
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