Pelvic nerve injury following gynecologic surgery: a prospective cohort study

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 201, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 531.e1-531.e7

  Bohrer, Justin C ^a   Walters, Mark D ^a   Park, Amy ^a   Polston, David ^a   Barber, Matthew D ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

gynecologic surgery; nerve injury; neuropathy; postoperative complication

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMON FIBULAR NERVE; COMMON FIBULAR NEUROPATHY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; FEMORAL NEUROPATHY; GENITOFEMORAL NERVE; GENITOFEMORAL NEUROPATHY; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; ILIHYPOGASTRIC NEUROPATHY; ILIOHYPOGASTRIC NERVE; ILIOINGUINAL NERVE; ILIOINGUINAL NEUROPATHY; INCIDENCE; LATERAL FEMORAL CUTANEOUS NERVE; LATERAL FEMORAL CUTANEOUS NEUROPATHY; LEG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PELVIC NERVE; PELVIC NERVE INJURY; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAPHENOUS NERVE; SAPHENOUS NEUROPATHY; SYMPTOM; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA, NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 70350567184     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.07.023     Document Type: Article

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