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Laparoscopic excision of the sciatic nerve endometriosis

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: 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 revealed an endometriotic nodule in the region of the sciatic nerve. The patient underwent successful laparoscopic surgery according to all principles of retroperitoneal pelvic surgery at the Reference Center for Endometriosis and made a full recovery.

Source: Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

DOI: 10.1007/s00404-025-08235-9

Authors: Mario Ćorić, Anita Jug Klobučić

Institution: University Hospital Centre Zagreb

Language: English

Topic: Endometriosis Research and Treatment

Subfield: Reproductive Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $4,590