Sixty-one laparoscopic presacral neurectomies were performed in Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung Center over a 1-year period for patients with primary dysmenorrhea who failed to respond to medical management. Eighty-three percent (50) had complete relief of pain, 10% (6) had significant relief, 3.5% (2) had moderate relief, and 3.5% (2) had no relief from their dysmenorrhea at their first ...

BACKGROUND Inguinal hernia is one of the most common male diseases all over the world with an incidence rate of 18-24% throughout life. Chronic inguinal pain is one of the complications that prolong return to work time. OBJECTIVES The main aim of this study was to determine the effect of ilioinguinal neurectomy on postoperative chronic pain (PCP) in patients that underwent open inguinal herni...

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OBJECTIVE To explore the vidian nerve anatomy by endoscopy and paranasal sinus computed tomography (CT) to elucidate the appropriate surgical approach based on preoperative CT images. DESIGN Retrospective analysis. SETTING Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. PATIENTS Sixty-seven patients underwent 106 endoscopic vidian neurecto...

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PURPOSE. Although cyclovertical strabismus in humans is frequently attributed to superior oblique (SO) palsy, anatomic effects of SO denervation have not been studied. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and orbital histology was used to study the effects of acute trochlear (CN4) denervation on the monkey SO. METHODS. Five juvenile macaque monkeys were perfused with formalin for 5 weeks: 15 months...