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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.