Femoral Nerve Injury Inguinal Hernia Repair

However several cases of femoral nerve injury following inguinal hernia repair in adults have been described 5 7.

Femoral nerve injury inguinal hernia repair. Injury to the nerves after inguinal hernia surgery is uncommon. Burning or stabbing pain in the inguinal area and anterior thigh was the predominant initial symptom in those cases. Pertinent anatomy is reviewed and suggestions made to prevent this injury. Various etiologies are discussed along with a review of the literature.

We present a case of a transient lesion of the femoral nerve after mesh hernioplasty for a re recurrent inguinal hernia confirmed by radiological studies. At present cases of femoral nerve injury following in guinal hernia repair are rarely reported in the literature. Both this nerve and the femoral branch of the genitofemoral nerve are at risk during laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair. Injury to the nerves after inguinal hernia surgery is uncommon.

Femoral nerve injury may occur but is an exceedingly rare event following an open inguinal hernia repair. The femoral nerve may be damaged by suture or staples tissue scar entrapment local anesthesia blockade or direct compression. Severe burning or stabbing pain in the groin area and anterior thigh was the predominant initial symptom in this and other cases. The majority of traumatic injuries are a result of gunshot or stab wounds.

This case does not appear to be an isolated event and hopefully this report will bring attention to this potential complication.