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Case Reports
. 1998 Aug;5(3):309-11.
doi: 10.1016/s1074-3804(98)80039-x.

Laparoscopic myomectomy-an unusual cause of meralgia paresthetica

F L Hutchins Jr  1 , J Huggins, M L Delaney
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Case Reports

Laparoscopic myomectomy-an unusual cause of meralgia paresthetica

F L Hutchins Jr et al. J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc. 1998 Aug.

Abstract

Meralgia paresthetica may be associated with diabetes, trauma, infection, and use of self-retaining retractors. Our patient experienced left upper thigh paresthesia after undergoing laparoscopic myomectomy with extensive dissection of the left retroperitoneal space. Neurologic evaluation confirmed meralgia paresthetica. The patient was observed for 4 months, by which time the neuropathy resolved spontaneously.

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