Conclusions Ilioinguinal neurectomy is an effective and appropriate treatment for selected patients with iatrogenic ilioinguinal neuralgia following abdominal surgery. Although a high proportion of patients reported some long-term recurrence of pain, complete or partial pain relief was achieved in 66.7% of the patients observed. PMID: 19780646 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Journal of Neurosurgery)