Open AccessSciatic Nerve Injury
Author(s) -
Deppe Gunter,
Hercule Jacques,
Gleicher Norbert
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016348409155533
Subject(s) - medicine , sciatic nerve , sciatic nerve injury , complication , surgery , resection , lipoma , surgical resection , nerve injury , anesthesia
. A case is presented of injury to the sciatic nerve at the time of resection of a retroperitoneal lipoma. The diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of this surgical complication are discussed.