Correction of iatrogenic injury of the obturator nerve during pelvic laparoscopic lymphadenectomy by the use of sural nerve grafts
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•Intraoperative injury of the obturator nerve is not an infrequent complication of gynecological surgeries.•This injury can occur in association with pelvic lymphadenectomy for uterine or cervical cancer.•This manuscript demonstrates an alternative technique for the obturator nerve repair, when primary end to end anastomosis is not possible.
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