title: Laparoscopic treatment of genitofemoral neuralgia.
abstract: Chronic pain and tenderness in the groin, labia majora, and medial thigh can be caused by neuropathy of the genitofemoral nerve. Differentiation from ilioinguinal neuralgia by diagnostic blocks is crucial to selecting proper treatment. Three women with genitofemoral neuralgia underwent laparoscopic examination and treatment, thus avoiding laparotomy and flank incision.
authors.affiliation: Pelvic Pain Treatment Center, Women's Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama 35209, USA.
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Perry
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003452:Cryosurgery / Q000379:methods*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005267:Femoral Nerve; D005836:Genitalia, Female / Q000294:innervation*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000379:methods*; D009437:Neuralgia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*