[Positional damage of the sciatic nerve during neurosurgical intervention into the posterior cranial fossa in the sitting position].
The paper describes a rare case of severe, but reversible bilateral damage to the sciatic nerve (compression neuropathy) in a patient with Blumenbach's clivus meningioma developing during 12-hour operation removing the tumor in the patient's sitting position on the operating table. The etiology and prevention of this complication are discussed.
Konovalov
A N
AN
Lubnin
A Iu
AIu
Shimanskiĭ
V N
VN
Kolycheva
M V
MV
Ogurtsova
A A
AA
Grigorian
A A
AA
D000328:Adult; D003388:Cranial Fossa, Posterior / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D008579:Meningioma / Q000601:surgery; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D011187:Posture; D012584:Sciatic Nerve / Q000293:injuries*; D020426:Sciatic Neuropathy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome