Causes and overlap of chronic postoperative inguinal pain: A retrospective cohort study and implications for clinical practice and research
More than 75,000 inguinal hernia repairs are performed in the United Kingdom every year.1 Pain 3 months after surgery—chronic postoperative inguinal pain (CPIP)—is common, occurring in 10%–15% of patients,2 with major impacts on quality of life, health care providers, health care systems, and society.
Authors
- John M. Findlay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5786-4086)
- Alan Bennett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0942-7425)
- Jan Vollert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0733-5201)
- David Sanders (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1410-4049)
- Matthew Lund
- Lucy Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6849-4807)
Institutions
- University of Exeter (GB)
- North Devon District Hospital (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Surgery
- Published
- 2025-10-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surg.2025.109769
- Primary Topic
- Hernia repair and management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care