Left-Sided Sciatic Nerve Endometriosis Presenting As Chronic Thigh Pain and Muscle Atrophy: A Case Report Cureus
Excision of deep infiltrating endometriosis in the parametrium involving pelvic nerves can be challenging and requires good anatomical knowledge and surgical strategy (1). Based on our experience, we have identified …
The case concerns a forty-year-old patient with adenomyosis, metrorrhagia, and typical sciatic pain during menstruation. After the insertion of an LNG-IUD, the bleeding stopped, but the sciatic pain persisted. MRI …
To present how robotic excision of deep endometriosis involving the superior gluteal nerve may be safely and efficiently performed using the robotic assistance.
Teaching point: Extrapelvic endometriosis involving pudendal and sciatic nerve may be a cause of lower limb pain.