Cyclic sciatica in a patient with deep monolateral endometriosis infiltrating the right sciatic nerve

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 474-478

  Ceccaroni, Marcello ^a,b   Clarizia, Roberto ^a,b,c   Cosma, Stefano ^d   Pesci, Anna ^e   Pontrelli, Giovanni ^b   Minelli, Luca ^b  

^a SACRO CUORE DON CALABRIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^e Sacred Heart Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; ischiatic nerve; laparoscopy; nerve sparing; pelvic pain; pudendal nerve; somatic nerves

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC PAIN; CONSTIPATION; CYCLIC SCIATICA; DYSMENORRHEA; DYSPAREUNIA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENUCLEATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOGASTRIC PLEXUS; ISCHIALGIA; LAPAROSCOPY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUSCLE ATROPHY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBTURATOR NERVE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PELVIC ENDOMETRIOSIS; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIATIC NERVE; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UMBILICAL ARTERY; VASCULARIZATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SCIATIC NERVE; SCIATICA;

EID: 80053350430     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: 15392465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BSD.0b013e31820fc53b     Document Type: Article

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