Endometriosis is associated with neuropathic pain in approximately 40% of cases. Involvement of the sciatic nerve or sacral plexus represents one of the most frequently reported neuropathic pain presentations in …
To demonstrate laparoscopic identification and treatment of aberrant superior gluteal vein-related intrapelvic sciatic nerve compression using a targeted neurovascular decompression approach.
Sciatic nerve endometriosis is a rare and often underdiagnosed form of deep infiltrating endometriosis involving the lumbosacral plexus or sciatic nerve. We present the case of a 40-year-old woman with …
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.