%0 Journal Article
%T Transient Femoral Nerve Palsy Following Ilioinguinal Nerve Block for Inguinal Hernioplasty
%A Catherine S Eyo
%A Isaac Assam Udo
%A Kingsley U Umeh
%J Archive of "Nigerian Journal of Surgery : Official Publication of the Nigerian Surgical Research Society".
%D 2018
%R 10.4103/njs.NJS_20_17
%X Elective inguinal hernia repair in young fit patients is preferably done under ilioinguinal nerve block anesthesia in the ambulatory setting to improve throughput, save cost, and increase patient satisfaction. A rare complication of ilioinguinal nerve block is transient femoral nerve palsy (TFNP)
%K Inguinal hernia
%K nerve block
%K transient femoral nerve palsy
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5883846/