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Obturator neuropathy complicating elective laparoscopic tubal occlusion
Author(s) -
Jirsch Jeffrey D.,
Chalk Colin H.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
muscle and nerve
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.025
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1097-4598
pISSN - 0148-639X
DOI - 10.1002/mus.20760
Subject(s) - obturator nerve , medicine , surgery , complication , etiology , tubal ligation , occlusion , population , environmental health , family planning , research methodology
Isolated obturator neuropathy is rare. We report a woman who developed a severe obturator neuropathy from electrocautery during elective laparoscopic tubal ligation. This complication has not previously been described in association with the procedure, and the potential etiological role of an underrecognized anatomical variant, in which an accessory obturator nerve is present, is discussed. Muscle Nerve, 2007