Led by Prof. Dr. Eske Aasvang (Denmark), Prof. Dr. David Chen (United States) and Dr. Willem Zwaans (the Netherlands), this Special Issue will update on all aspects involving management of chronic pain of the abdominal wall and groin. We invite all interested authors to submit their papers evaluating the management of the complex problem of (chronic) pain after different types hernia repair (including but not limited to inguinal, ventral, incisional, parastomal and hiatal hernias). We welcome submissions of reviews (scoping, systematic, narrative), original research (quantitative and qualitative), and commentaries.
Suggestions for topics:
- Conservative treatments for pain after hernia repair (including topical agents)
- Surgical treatments for pain after hernia repair (including mesh removal)
- Botox (for AWR) and pain
- Patient perspectives
- Pubalgia after groin hernia repair
- Chronic abdominal wall pain
- MDT for chronic pain patients
- Pain and imaging
- Editorial
Fee Support
As a Gold open-access journal, all submissions are subject to publishing fees. If you require support for Article Processing Charges (APC) a limited number of waivers are available, to apply please complete our Fee Support Application form. JAWS’ authors can also benefit from financial support from their institution through Frontiers' Institutional Agreements. For full details please see the journals Publishing Fees page. Any questions? Please contact the Editorial Office.
Keywords:
Hernia, Pain, Chronic Pain, Postoperative Pain
Led by Prof. Dr. Eske Aasvang (Denmark), Prof. Dr. David Chen (United States) and Dr. Willem Zwaans (the Netherlands), this Special Issue will update on all aspects involving management of chronic pain of the abdominal wall and groin. We invite all interested authors to submit their papers evaluating the management of the complex problem of (chronic) pain after different types hernia repair (including but not limited to inguinal, ventral, incisional, parastomal and hiatal hernias). We welcome submissions of reviews (scoping, systematic, narrative), original research (quantitative and qualitative), and commentaries.
Suggestions for topics:
- Conservative treatments for pain after hernia repair (including topical agents)
- Surgical treatments for pain after hernia repair (including mesh removal)
- Botox (for AWR) and pain
- Patient perspectives
- Pubalgia after groin hernia repair
- Chronic abdominal wall pain
- MDT for chronic pain patients
- Pain and imaging
- Editorial
Fee SupportAs a Gold open-access journal, all submissions are subject to publishing fees. If you require support for Article Processing Charges (APC) a limited number of waivers are available, to apply please complete our
Fee Support Application form. JAWS’ authors can also benefit from financial support from their institution through Frontiers'
Institutional Agreements. For full details please see the journals
Publishing Fees page. Any questions? Please contact the
Editorial Office.
Keywords:
Hernia, Pain, Chronic Pain, Postoperative Pain