Neurointervention.  2017 Sep;12(2):122-124. 10.5469/neuroint.2017.12.2.122.

An Unusual Case of Bilateral Meralgia Paresthetica Following Femoral Cannulations

• Oh SI
• Kim EG
• Kim SJ

• KMID: 2389505
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5469/neuroint.2017.12.2.122

Abstract

Meralgia paresthetica (MP) is a sensory mononeuropathy of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN). MP has rarely been reported after a femoral intervention approach. We report a case of bilateral meralgia paresthetica following bilateral femoral cannulation. A 64-year-old male received cardiac catheterization and treatment via a bilateral femoral vein. After cardiac catheterization, the patient presented with paresthesia in the anterolateral aspect of the bilateral thigh. After performing nerve conduction studies and electromyography, he was diagnosed as MP. Although a bilateral LFCN lesion following a femoral approach is very rare, MP might require caution regarding potential variations in LFCN when performing the femoral approach.

Keyword

Meralgia paresthetica; Femoral cannulation; Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve

MeSH Terms

Cardiac Catheterization
Cardiac Catheters
Catheterization*
Electromyography
Femoral Vein
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mononeuropathies
Neural Conduction
Paresthesia
Thigh

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