title: Anatomical variation of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: We describe a rare anatomical variation of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN) in a 29-year old female patient discovered during a surgical decompression of the LFCN for meralgia paresthetica. Anatomical variations of the LFCN must always be considered at the time of surgery to maximize success rate and avoid nerve damage during surgical dissection.
authors.affiliation: Plastic Surgery Department, Centre Hospitalier du Centre du Valais, Hospital of Sierre, Rue St. Charles 14, CH- 3960 Sierre, Switzerland. geodim2004@yahoo.com
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dimitropoulos
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schaepkens van Riempst
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schertenleib
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005267:Femoral Nerve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D020428:Femoral Neuropathy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013848:Thigh / Q000294:innervation; D016896:Treatment Outcome