Comparison of Isolated Sciatic Nerve and Sacral Nerve Root Endometriosis: A Review of the Literature

Kale A., Baydili K. N. S., Keles E., Gundogdu E., USTA A. T., ORAL E.

JOURNAL OF MINIMALLY INVASIVE GYNECOLOGY, vol.29, no.8, pp.943-951, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 29 Issue: 8
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jmig.2022.05.017
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF MINIMALLY INVASIVE GYNECOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Page Numbers: pp.943-951
  • Keywords: Deeply infiltrating endometriosis, Foot drop, Laparoscopy, Sacral root, Sciatic endometriosis, CYCLIC SCIATICA, LAPAROSCOPIC NEUROLYSIS, ASYMMETRIC DISTRIBUTION, LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS, FOOT DROP, PATHOGENESIS, COMPRESSION, MANAGEMENT, SYMPTOMS
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: This review aimed to compare isolated sciatic and sacral nerve root endometriosis in terms of anatomic distribution, patients' symptoms and history, diagnostics, treatments, and outcomes.