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What could cause pain in upper outer thigh after appendectomy?
6 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Meralgia: Possibly, surgical positioning, or laying on your side postoperatively, may have compressed a sensory nerve, the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve. (meralgia paresthetica). This may well reverse over a few weeks. Other possibilities maybe hip, low back issues, etc. Often a simple exam demonstrates what has occurred.
Answered 11/2/2015
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Nerve: The lateral femoral cutaneous nerve could have been damaged by the inflammation from the appendicitis. It should recover in weeks to months without treatment.
Answered 3/15/2019
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