IATROGENIC INJURY TO THE ILIOINGUINAL AND ILIOHYPOGASTRIC NERVES IN THE GROIN - A CASE-REPORT, DIAGNOSIS, AND MANAGEMENT

Authors
CHOI PD NATH R MACKINNON SE
Citation
Pd. Choi et al., IATROGENIC INJURY TO THE ILIOINGUINAL AND ILIOHYPOGASTRIC NERVES IN THE GROIN - A CASE-REPORT, DIAGNOSIS, AND MANAGEMENT, Annals of plastic surgery, 37(1), 1996, pp. 60-65
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
Annals of plastic surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
01487043
Volume
37
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
60 - 65
Database
ISI
SICI code
0148-7043(1996)37:1<60:IITTIA>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
A case of right-sided ilioinguinal and iliohypogastric neuralgia follo wing laparoscopic repair in a 52-year-old man is presented, Significan t pain persisted despite conservative measures and was successfully tr eated with resection of the ilioinguinal and iliohypogastric nerves in the retroperitoneal space. The anatomy, mechanisms of injury, and man agement of postherniorrhaphy neuropathy are reviewed.