Meralgia paraesthetica following laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair - An anatomical analysis

E. O. Broin; C. Horner; K. Mealy; M. J. Kerin; P. Gillen; M. O'Brien; W. A. Tanner

doi:10.1007/BF00187893

Meralgia paraesthetica following laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair - An anatomical analysis

E. O. Broin
, C. Horner
, K. Mealy
, M. J. Kerin
, P. Gillen
, M. O'Brien
, W. A. Tanner

The Adelaide Hospital
Trinity College Dublin

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Abstract

Entrapment of the lateral cutaneous nerve of the thigh (LCNT) is a recognized complication of laparoscopic hernia repair. In our first 10 patients in a series of 30 laparoscopic herniorrhaphies we encountered two cases of meralgia paraesthetica, leading us to review our surgical technique and analyze the local anatomy in 20 LCNT cadaver dissections. The distances of the LCNT from fixed anatomical points were analyzed and safe margins of mesh placement at laparoscopic herniorrhaphy were defined.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	76-78
Number of pages	3
Journal	Surgical Endoscopy
Volume	9
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00187893
Publication status	Published - Jan 1995
Externally published	Yes

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Laparoscopic herniorrhaphy
Meralgia paraesthetica

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