Femoral neuropathy following major pelvic surgery: Etiology and prevention

A. L. Burnett; C. B. Brendler

doi:10.1016/S0022-5347(17)34904-2

Femoral neuropathy following major pelvic surgery: Etiology and prevention

A. L. Burnett, C. B. Brendler

School of Medicine

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Abstract

We report a case of femoral neuropathy occurring after radical cystoprostatectomy and continent urinary diversion. Urologists who perform major pelvic surgery need to be familiar with this complication to prevent its occurrence.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	163-165
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Urology
Volume	151
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-5347(17)34904-2
State	Published - 1994

Keywords

complications
femoral nerve
pelvis surgery

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Urology

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