Variations in the inferior pelvic pathway of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve: Implications for laparoscopic hernia repair

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 232-236

  Dibenedetto, Lynn M ^a   Lei, Qingfang ^b   Gilroy, Anne M ^a,d   Hermey, Donna C ^a   Marks Jr , Sandy C ^a   Page, David W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b SCHOOL OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES   (China)

^c Raystate Medical Center   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior superior iliac spine; Hernia repair; Iliopubic tract; Laparoscopy; Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HERNIORRHAPHY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; NERVE COMPRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN NERVE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; ILIUM; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; SKIN;

EID: 0029950283     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2353(1996)9:4<232::aid-ca3>3.0.co;2-g     Document Type: Article

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