Femoral neuropathy: An infrequently reported postoperative complication. Report of four cases

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 419-422

  Celebrezze Jr , James P ^a,b   Pidala, Mark J ^a   Porter, Joel A ^a   Slezak, Frederick A ^a  

^a AKRON CITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Colectomy; Complications; Femoral nerve; Neuropathy; Retractors

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLON RESECTION; CYSTECTOMY; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; MALE; NERVE INJURY; NEUROPATHY; ORCHIECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROCTOPEXY; SPINAL ROOT;

EID: 0034018990     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02258312     Document Type: Article

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