title: Sciatic nerve injury. Complicating surgical removal of retroperitoneal tumor.
abstract: A case is presented of injury to the sciatic nerve at the time of resection of a retroperitoneal lipoma. The diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of this surgical complication are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D011379:Prognosis; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D012584:Sciatic Nerve / Q000293:injuries*