title: [Injury of the lateral cutaneous nerve of the thigh. A rare complication following gynecologic surgery].
abstract: Femoral nerve impairment subsequent to gynaecological operations is well known. Injury to the N. cutaneous femoris lateralis has not yet been reported either in gynaecological or neurological literature. --At the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical School Hannover, 8 cases of neuropathy of this nerve have been observed from 1973 to 1982. They occurred after vaginal as well as after abdominal operations. The cause of the injury may be a short, but extreme hyperextension of the leg while bringing the patient into lithotomy position. During abdominal operations continuous pressure of a self retaining retractor may lead to the damage. --A similar case however, where the causes mentioned above were absent, revealed that other possibilities must also be considered.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008875:Middle Aged; D059348:Peripheral Nerve Injuries; D012867:Skin / Q000294:innervation*; D013848:Thigh; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Läsion des Nervus cutaneus femoris lateralis. Eine seltene Komplikation nach gynäkologischen Eingriffen.