Korean J Nephrol.  2011 Nov;30(6):686-688.

A Case of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Neuropathy after Renal Transplantation

• Lee KH
• Lee CG
• Park JH
• Shin SJ
• Kim KS

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.

Keyword

Renal transplantation; Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve; Neuropathy

MeSH Terms

Constriction
Femoral Nerve
Iliac Artery
Incidence
Kidney Transplantation
Korea