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Meralgia paresthetica: An unusual complication of cardiac catheterization via the femoral artery

Author(s) -

Butler Rob,

Webster Mark W.I.

Publication year - 2002

Publication title -

catheterization and cardiovascular interventions

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988

H-Index - 116

eISSN - 1522-726X

pISSN - 1522-1946

DOI - 10.1002/ccd.10149

Subject(s) - medicine , cardiac catheterization , complication , femoral artery , thigh , femoral nerve , mononeuropathy , surgery , percutaneous , percutaneous coronary intervention , interventional cardiology , cardiology , myocardial infarction , endocrinology , diabetes mellitus , peripheral neuropathy

Nerve complications following cardiac catheterization via the femoral route are rare. We report a case of meralgia paresthetica, a mononeuropathy affecting the lateral cutaneous nerve of the thigh following uncomplicated cardiac catheterization and percutaneous intervention via this route. Cathet Cardiovasc Intervent 2002;56:69–71. © 2002 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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