What is the genitofemoral nerve?
genitofemoral nerve is a nerve that is based on the lumbar plexus, a group of nerves that come from the lower area of the spine. This nerve, known as the genital-femoral nerve, is divided into two parts that innervate the upper inner and genital areas. Damage to this nerve may occasionally occur as a complication of surgery or trauma and can also be damaged by degenerative diseases that attack the nervous system. One branch, the femoral branch, heads to the femoral triangle in the upper inner thigh. The genital branch innervates the genital area, as could be assumed from the name. In most cases, the genitofemoral nerve is captured as a complication of surgery. When the patient wakes up, she or he experiences a loss of nerve grip. This condition must often be treated with surgery to release the nerve from the capture and restoration of the patient's feeling. The nerve may also be damaged or even interrupted in surgery and as a result of trauma, which ZPůObviously loss of feeling or problems such as stabbing of pain or tingling caused by omitting nerve.
genitofemoral neuropathy occurs when the nerve is damaged, causing pain and other unpleasant or unexpected feelings in the pelvic area. This may happen after a trauma or surgery, or when the nerve is damaged by conditions such as diabetes that damage the nervous system. Damage may not be reversible and various techniques can be used to control unexpected feelings and pain to make the patient more comfortable. The neurologist must examine the patient to confirm the involvement of the genitofemoral nerve and determine the extent of the damage.
One option for the treatment of pain in this area is the genitofemoral nerve block in which the anesthetic agents are injected into the nerve so that it cannot bear feelings. Nerve blocks are usually performed by anesthesiologists because they have training necessary to place anesthetical reagent and to confirm that it is in the right place. Other options may include electrical stimulation and oral pain. Techniques of pain treatment can be developed by a neurologist and a patient together on the basis of pain level and which methods seem to be the most effective.