Meralgia paresthetica affecting parturient women who underwent cesarean section -A case report-
Meralgia paresthetica is commonly caused by a focal entrapment of lateral femoral cuteneous nerve while it passes the inguinal ligament. Common symptoms are paresthesias and numbness of the upper lateral thigh area. Pregnancy, tight cloths, obesity, position of surgery and the tumor in the retroperi...
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| author | Kum Hee Chung Jong Yeon Lee Tong Kyun Ko Chung Hyun Park Duk Hee Chun Hyeon Jeong Yang Hyun Jue Gill Min Ku Kim |
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| description | Meralgia paresthetica is commonly caused by a focal entrapment of lateral femoral cuteneous nerve while it passes the inguinal ligament. Common symptoms are paresthesias and numbness of the upper lateral thigh area. Pregnancy, tight cloths, obesity, position of surgery and the tumor in the retroperitoneal space could be causes of meralgia paresthetica. A 29-year-old female patient underwent an emergency cesarean section under spinal anesthesia without any problems. But two days after surgery, the patient complained numbness and paresthesia in anterolateral thigh area. Various neurological examinations and L-spine MRI images were all normal, but the symptoms persisted for a few days. Then, electromyogram and nerve conduction velocity test of the trunk and both legs were performed. Test results showed left lateral cutaneous nerve injury and meralgia paresthetica was diagnosed. Conservative treatment was implemented and the patient was free of symptoms after 1 month follow-up. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5bf69ca1a963416bb1db320ef85901ac2022-12-21T23:09:33ZengKorean Society of AnesthesiologistsKorean Journal of Anesthesiology2005-64192005-75632010-12-0159SupplS86S8910.4097/kjae.2010.59.S.S867068Meralgia paresthetica affecting parturient women who underwent cesarean section -A case report-Kum Hee Chung0Jong Yeon Lee1Tong Kyun Ko2Chung Hyun Park3Duk Hee Chun4Hyeon Jeong Yang5Hyun Jue Gill6Min Ku Kim7Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, CHA University School of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea.Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, CHA University School of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea.Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, CHA University School of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea.Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, CHA University School of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea.Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, CHA University School of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea.Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, CHA University School of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea.Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, CHA University School of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea.Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, CHA University School of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea.Meralgia paresthetica is commonly caused by a focal entrapment of lateral femoral cuteneous nerve while it passes the inguinal ligament. Common symptoms are paresthesias and numbness of the upper lateral thigh area. Pregnancy, tight cloths, obesity, position of surgery and the tumor in the retroperitoneal space could be causes of meralgia paresthetica. A 29-year-old female patient underwent an emergency cesarean section under spinal anesthesia without any problems. But two days after surgery, the patient complained numbness and paresthesia in anterolateral thigh area. Various neurological examinations and L-spine MRI images were all normal, but the symptoms persisted for a few days. Then, electromyogram and nerve conduction velocity test of the trunk and both legs were performed. Test results showed left lateral cutaneous nerve injury and meralgia paresthetica was diagnosed. Conservative treatment was implemented and the patient was free of symptoms after 1 month follow-up.http://ekja.org/upload/pdf/kjae-59-S86.pdfcesarean sectionmeralgia parestheticaspinal anesthesia |
| spellingShingle | Kum Hee Chung Jong Yeon Lee Tong Kyun Ko Chung Hyun Park Duk Hee Chun Hyeon Jeong Yang Hyun Jue Gill Min Ku Kim Meralgia paresthetica affecting parturient women who underwent cesarean section -A case report- Korean Journal of Anesthesiology cesarean section meralgia paresthetica spinal anesthesia |
| title | Meralgia paresthetica affecting parturient women who underwent cesarean section -A case report- |
| title_full | Meralgia paresthetica affecting parturient women who underwent cesarean section -A case report- |
| title_fullStr | Meralgia paresthetica affecting parturient women who underwent cesarean section -A case report- |
| title_full_unstemmed | Meralgia paresthetica affecting parturient women who underwent cesarean section -A case report- |
| title_short | Meralgia paresthetica affecting parturient women who underwent cesarean section -A case report- |
| title_sort | meralgia paresthetica affecting parturient women who underwent cesarean section a case report |
| topic | cesarean section meralgia paresthetica spinal anesthesia |
| url | http://ekja.org/upload/pdf/kjae-59-S86.pdf |
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