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  2. Post herniorraphy pain syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Post herniorrhaphy pain syndrome, or inguinodynia is pain or discomfort lasting greater than 3 months after surgery of inguinal hernia. Randomized trials of laparoscopic vs open inguinal hernia repair have demonstrated similar recurrence rates with the use of mesh and have identified that chronic groin pain (>10%) surpasses recurrence (<2%) and is an important measure of success.

  3. Inguinal hernia - Wikipedia

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    An inguinal hernia or groin hernia is a hernia (protrusion) of abdominal cavity contents through the inguinal canal. Symptoms, which may include pain or discomfort especially with or following coughing, exercise, or bowel movements, are absent in about a third of patients. Symptoms often get worse throughout the day and improve when lying down.

  4. Carnett's sign - Wikipedia

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    A positive test indicates the increased likelihood that the abdominal wall and not the abdominal cavity is the source of the pain (for example, due to rectus sheath hematoma instead of appendicitis). [ 3 ] [ 4 ] A negative Carnett's sign is said to occur when the abdominal pain decreases when the patient is asked to lift the head; this points ...

  5. Inguinal hernia surgery - Wikipedia

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    Post-herniorrhaphy inguinodynia is a condition where 10-12% of patients experience severe pain after inguinal hernia repair, due to a complex combination of different forms of pain signals. [87] [88] [12] It can occur with any inguinal hernia repair technique, and if unresponsive to pain medications, further surgical intervention is often ...

  6. Amyand's hernia - Wikipedia

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    Amyand's hernia is a rare form of an inguinal hernia (less than 1% of inguinal hernias) [2] which occurs when the appendix is included in the hernial sac and becomes incarcerated. The condition is an eponymous disease named after a French surgeon , Claudius Amyand (1660–1740), [ 3 ] who performed the first successful appendectomy in 1735.

  7. Hernia - Wikipedia

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    About 27% of males and 3% of females develop a groin hernia at some point in their lives. [1] Inguinal, femoral and abdominal hernias were present in 18.5 million people and resulted in 59,800 deaths in 2015. [4] [5] Groin hernias occur most often before the age of 1 and after the age of 50. [2]

  8. Pelvic pain - Wikipedia

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    Pelvic pain is pain in the area of the pelvis. Acute pain is more common than chronic pain. [2] If the pain lasts for more than six months, it is deemed to be chronic pelvic pain. [3] [4] It can affect both the male and female pelvis. Common causes in include: endometriosis in women, bowel adhesions, irritable bowel syndrome, and interstitial ...

  9. Athletic pubalgia - Wikipedia

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    Athletic pubalgia, also called sports hernia, [1] core injury, [2] hockey hernia, [3] hockey groin, [1] Gilmore's groin, [1] or groin disruption, [4] is a medical condition of the pubic joint affecting athletes. [5] It is a syndrome characterized by chronic groin pain in athletes and a dilated superficial ring of the inguinal canal.