title: Peripheral nerve injury after brief lithotomy for transurethral collagen injection.
abstract: Two patients with prior prostate surgery sustained peripheral nerve injuries after transurethral collagen injection for the treatment of urinary incontinence. In the first patient, brief lithotomy positioning caused a gluteal compartment syndrome and sciatic neuropathy. In the second patient, obturator neuropathy was due to leakage of collagen along the course of the obturator nerve. This is the first report of peripheral nerve injury in patients undergoing transurethral collagen injection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Texas at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Dimachkie
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ohanian
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Groves
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Vriesendorp
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003094:Collagen / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D009776:Obturator Nerve; D059348:Peripheral Nerve Injuries; D011187:Posture; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D020426:Sciatic Neuropathy / Q000209:etiology*; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D003094:Collagen