Laparoscopic transection and immediate repair of obturator nerve during pelvic lymphadenectomy.
Radical pelvic surgery including pelvic lymphadenectomy in the obturator fossa has become a routine endoscopically performed procedure in patients with gynecologic cancer. Nerve injury during these procedures is rare. However, to choose the best surgical procedure, the surgeon must be aware of the anatomical landmarks of the obturator fossa and of various injury mechanisms. Herein is presented the case of obturator nerve transection during laparoscopic pelvic lymph node dissection, radical vulvectomy, and inguinal lymphadenectomy and its immediate laparoscopic repair in a 56-year-old patient.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany.
Ralf
R
Rothmund
Markus
M
Huebner
Bernhard
B
Kraemer
Benjamin
B
Liske
Diethelm
D
Wallwiener
Florin Andrei
FA
Taran
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009776:Obturator Nerve / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*