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J Reconstr Microsurg 2003; 19(2): 069-072
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-37808
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Treatment of Meralgia Paresthetica with a Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Adiposal Flap: Case Report

Yuzaburo Namba, Seiko Ito, Tetsuya Tsutsui, Isao Koshima
  • Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry, Okayama, Japan
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10 March 2003 (online)

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ABSTRACT

A case of a 40-year-old female with meralgia paresthetica after malignant tumor resection in the right inguinal region is reported. Traditionally, meralgia paresthetica is treated with neurotransection or neurolysis. The therapeutic strategy using neurolysis, and the use of a deep inferior epigastric perforator adiposal flap wrapping as a prophylactic procedure against reentrapment is discussed.

KEYWORD

Meralgia paresthetica - neurolysis - deep inferior epigastric perforator adiposal flap

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