iliohypogastric nerve injury
Last reviewed 01/2018
The iliohypogastric nerve
- originates from the L1 nerve root with some contributing fibres from T12
- nerve divides into anterior and lateral cutaneous branches, supplying an
area of skin in the upper buttock, groin and symphysis pubis
- iliohypogastric nerve injury
- most commonly injured during surgical procedures by direct trauma or
scar formation can be injured following a muscle tear or during pregnancy
- clinical features of iliohypogastric nerve injury are pain or discomfort
in the inguinal and suprapubic region
- hyper- or hypoaesthesia may also be present
- diagnosis is difficult due to the small area of sensory supply and
the overlap between it and the ilioinguinal and genitofemoral nerves
- infiltration of local anaesthetic can be diagnostic
- clinical features of iliohypogastric nerve injury are pain or discomfort
in the inguinal and suprapubic region
- most commonly injured during surgical procedures by direct trauma or
scar formation can be injured following a muscle tear or during pregnancy