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Table 3 Pain status of the LTRN-group

From: Transabdominal laparoscopic retroperitoneal neurectomy for chronic pain after inguinal hernia repair and appendicectomy –a matched-pair study

 

Pain prior hernia-surgery

Pain prior Nx-Surgery

Pain after Nx-Surgery

Pain during sex/orgasmus prior Nx

Pain during sex/orgasmus post-Nx

Repeat of Nx

1

4

2

1

yes

yes

yes

2

4

4

2

no

n.a.

yes

3

5

4

3

n.a.

n.a.

n.s.

4

2

5

5

n.a.

n.a.

no

5

2

4

4

yes

n.a.

n.s.

6

1

4

2

n.a.

n.a.

yes

7

4

5

1

n.a.

n.a.

n.s.

8

5

2

1

yes

no

yes

9

1

4

1

yes

no

yes

  1. 1: no pain, 2: mild pain, 3: moderate pain, 4: severe pain, 5: very severe pain
  2. n.a. not appropriate, n.s. not sure, LTRN laparoscopic transabdominal retroperitoneal neurectomy, Nx neurectomy
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