Technical feasibility of robot-assisted minimally-invasive neurolysis of the lateral cutaneous nerve of thigh: About a case.
Ann Chir Plast Esthet
; 61(6): 872-876, 2016 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-27209566
ABSTRACT
To limit the risk of iatrogenic neuroma and recurrence after surgical treatment of meralgia paresthetica, some authors have recently developed a technique of endoscopic neurolysis of the lateral cutaneous nerve of thigh (LCNT) below the level of the inguinal ligament. We report the case of a robot-assisted endoscopic technique underneath the inguinal ligament. A 62-year-old patient suffering of idiopathic meralgia paresthetica for the past 18 months received a Da Vinci robot-assisted minimally-invasive 10cm long neurolysis, of which 1/3 was situated above the level of the inguinal ligament and 2/3 below it. The patient was discharged the following day without complications. At 6-months follow-up the pain was rated 0/10 compared to 5/10 pre-operatively. Robot-assisted endoscopic neurolysis of the LCNT retains the advantages of conventional endoscopy and enables to approach the nerve in the most frequently compressed zone underneath the inguinal ligament. The three-dimensional view offered by robotic surgery facilitates the dissection. The superiority of this technique remains to be demonstrated by comparing it to conventional techniques.
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Nervos Periféricos
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Dissecação
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Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Robóticos
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Síndromes de Compressão Nervosa
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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2016
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