A Case of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Neuropathy after Renal Transplantation.
- Author:
Kang Hyoung LEE
1
;
Chang Geun LEE
;
Jung Hyoun PARK
;
Sung Joon SHIN
;
Kyung Soo KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Dongguk University College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea. kskimmd@duih.org
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Renal transplantation;
Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve;
Neuropathy
- MeSH:
Constriction;
Femoral Nerve;
Iliac Artery;
Incidence;
Kidney Transplantation;
Korea
- From:Korean Journal of Nephrology
2011;30(6):686-688
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A few cases of Lateral femoral cutaneous neuropathy that developed after renal transplantation have been reported in western literature but there is no reported case in Korea. It may develop from one to nine days after surgery; the clinical course is favorable but the incidence is not low. According to the reported cases of western literature, the major causes of lateral femoral cutaneous neuropathy after renal transplantation included steal phenomenon, clamping the internal iliac artery during surgery, direct surgical damage to the vessels supplying the femoral nerve, and direct compression of the femoral nerve. We experienced one case of lateral femoral cutaneous nerve neuropathy after renal transplantation that developed at postoperative day (POD) 7. It was partially improved symptomatically after POD 60, so we reported this case with a brief review of literatures.
