title: Persistent bilateral anterior hip pain in a young adult due to meralgia paresthetica: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  We describe a case report where a young woman presented with persistent bilateral anterior hip pain whose diagnosis was obscure for many months.
  
  
  METHODS
  The symptoms started three months after she underwent laparoscopic surgery, with entry portals on both iliac regions of her abdomen. After a thorough clinical examination, a working diagnosis of "Meralgia paresthetica" was made. She responded well to diagnostic block supplemented with local steroids.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  To our knowledge, this is the first ever case report of a bilateral meralgia paresthetica presenting as bilateral persistent anterior hip pain following a laparoscopic procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, L,H Hiranandani Hospital, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India. vijaydshetty@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Vijay D
authors.initials: VD
authors.lastname: Shetty
authors.forename: Gautam M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Shetty