Intraoperative obturator nerve injury reconstructed using a PGA-collagen tube: Three case reports

• Main Authors: Atsuhiko Iwao (Author), Maoko Yagi (Author), Yoshinobu Imamura (Author), Akihito Higashi (Author), Yuki Moriuchi (Author), Kazuya Kashiyama (Author), Katsumi Tanaka (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We herein report three cases of obturator nerve injury, which is rare in gynecological surgery. In all cases, it was difficult to suture both nerve ends without tension. Therefore, we used a PGA-collagen tube to interpose the nerve defect. After follow-ups of at least seven months, all three patient...