Femoral nerve neuropathy after the psoas hitch procedure

Autor: Antonio Cardoso Pinto, José Rafael Macea, Marcello Toscano Pecoraro
Jazyk: English<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Einstein (São Paulo), Vol 10, Iss 3, Pp 371-373 (2012)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1679-4508
Popis: Femoral nerve neuropathy as a complication from abdominopelvicsurgery was firstly described in 1896, by Gumpertz, in a casereport of femoral nerve injury following hysterectomy. The authorsreport two cases of femoral nerve neuropathy following psoashitch vesicopexy in ureteral reimplantation, and to discuss theetiology and clinical manifestations of this complication. Femoralnerve neuropathy secondary to psoas hitch is a rare complication,although it should be considered during the surgical procedure, aswell as in postoperative care.
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