The American surgeon
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The American surgeon · Nov 2004
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialLocal anesthetic infusion pumps improve postoperative pain after inguinal hernia repair: a randomized trial.
Pain after an open inguinal hernia repair may be significant. In fact, some surgeons feel that the pain after open repair justifies a laparoscopic approach. The purpose of this study was to determine if the use of local anesthetic infusion pumps would reduce postoperative pain after open inguinal hernia repair. ⋯ This significant difference continued even after the infusion pumps were removed. Local anesthetic infusion pumps significantly decreased the amount of early postoperative pain. Pain relief persisted for 2 days after catheter and pump removal.
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The American surgeon · Nov 2004
Case ReportsUnrecognized foreign body ingestion: an unusual cause for abdominal pain in a healthy adult.
An unusual case of a unrecognized foreign body ingestion in a healthy, reliable adult patient is reported. A diagnosis of a foreign body perforation of the stomach was made on computed tomographic imaging of the abdomen that was obtained for evaluation of unremitting pain. This case emphasizes the importance of considering foreign body ingestion in the differential diagnosis for abdominal pain of unknown etiology.