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  2. Ilioinguinal nerve - Wikipedia

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    The ilioinguinal nerve is clinically important when considering an ilioinguinal or iliohypogastric nerve block. The indications for nerve block include anaesthesia for procedures involving the abdominal region such as inguinal herniorrhaphy or pain relief for procedures such as a caesarean section. Ropivacaine is an example of the anaesthetic ...

  3. Inguinal orchiectomy - Wikipedia

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    The ilioinguinal nerve which runs anterior to the spermatic cord may be damaged during the operation and cause numbness over the inner thigh or chronic groin and scrotal pain. Other symptoms also include intermittent and chronic back pain and sudden loss of mobility in the lower back.

  4. Cremasteric reflex - Wikipedia

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    The cremasteric reflex may be absent with testicular torsion, upper and lower motor neuron disorders, as well as a spine injury of L1-L2. It can also occur if the ilioinguinal nerve has accidentally been cut during a hernia repair. [4] The cremasteric reflex can be helpful in recognizing testicular emergencies.

  5. Anterior scrotal nerves - Wikipedia

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    The anterior scrotal nerves are branches of the ilioinguinal nerve. The nerves innervates the scrotum in males. The equivalent nerves in the female are the anterior labial nerves .

  6. Inguinal canal - Wikipedia

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    in males: the spermatic cord [12] and its coverings, and the ilioinguinal nerve. in females: the round ligament of the uterus, and the ilioinguinal nerve. The classic description of the contents of the spermatic cords in the male are: 3 arteries: artery to vas deferens (or ductus deferens), testicular artery, cremasteric artery;

  7. Genital branch of genitofemoral nerve - Wikipedia

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    The genital branch of the genitofemoral nerve, also known as the external spermatic nerve in males, is a nerve in the abdomen that arises from the genitofemoral nerve.The genital branch supplies the cremaster muscle and anterior scrotal skin in males, and the skin of the mons pubis and labia majora in females.

  8. 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.

  9. Nerve block - Wikipedia

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    Nerve block or regional nerve blockade is any deliberate interruption of signals traveling along a nerve, often for the purpose of pain relief. Local anesthetic nerve block (sometimes referred to as simply "nerve block") is a short-term block, usually lasting hours or days, involving the injection of an anesthetic, a corticosteroid, and other agents onto or near a nerve.