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Transection of the obturator nerve by an electrosurgical instrument and its immediate repair during laparoscopic pelvic lymphadenectomy: a case report

  • M.J. Song1,
  • 'C.W. Lee1
  • J.H. Yoon1
  • S.Y. Hur1,*,

1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, the Catholic University of Korea, Seocho-Gu, Seoul (Korea)

DOI: 10.12892/ejgo23762014 Vol.35,Issue 2,March 2014 pp.167-169

Published: 10 March 2014

*Corresponding Author(s): S.Y. Hur E-mail: hursy@catholic.ac.kr

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Abstract

Obturator nerve injury seldom occurs in gynecologic surgery. However, gynecologic oncologic surgery, including pelvic lymph node dissection, increases the risk of this type of injury. Microsurgical techniques are usually performed for the repair of the nerve injury. Herein the authors report a case of obturator nerve injury caused by an electrosurgical instrument during laparoscopic pelvic lymphadenectomy, and its prompt repair by laparoscopic procedure in a 44-year-old patient with cervical cancer.

Keywords

Obturator nerve injury; Laparoscopic neurorrhaphy; Pelvic lymphadenectomy.

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M.J. Song,'C.W. Lee,J.H. Yoon,S.Y. Hur. Transection of the obturator nerve by an electrosurgical instrument and its immediate repair during laparoscopic pelvic lymphadenectomy: a case report. European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology. 2014. 35(2);167-169.

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