title: Femoral hernia: a complication of laparoscopic pelvic lymphadenectomy after groin node dissection.
abstract: Groin node dissection was done in an 80-year-old woman who had bilateral groin metastasis from squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva. After this procedure, laparoscopic pelvic lymphadenectomy was performed because of bilaterally positive groin nodes. Postoperatively, a strangulated femoral hernia occurred.
authors.affiliation: Section of Gynecologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, Arizona 85259, USA.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Magrina
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Tahery
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Heppell
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Cornella
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006550:Hernia, Femoral / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007264:Inguinal Canal; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D014846:Vulvar Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology