Endometriosis of the sciatic nerve with cyclic sciatica

Endometriosis is an important gynecological disorder which is characterized by proliferation of the functional endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity, affects most commonly the ovaries and less frequently the gastrointestinal tract, chest, urinary tract, and soft tissues. Endometriosis invadi...

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Main Authors: Ozdil Baskan, Ferda Ozdemir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vilnius University Press 2014-10-01
Series:Acta Medica Lituanica
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Online Access:https://www.journals.vu.lt/AML/article/view/21469
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spelling doaj-be90a999a1084ddbb48504bce18a27162021-02-03T09:25:35ZengVilnius University PressActa Medica Lituanica1392-01382029-41742014-10-0121310.6001/actamedica.v21i3.2977Endometriosis of the sciatic nerve with cyclic sciaticaOzdil BaskanFerda OzdemirEndometriosis is an important gynecological disorder which is characterized by proliferation of the functional endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity, affects most commonly the ovaries and less frequently the gastrointestinal tract, chest, urinary tract, and soft tissues. Endometriosis invading the sciatic nerve is a rare manifestation of a common disease. The cyclic rhythm of pain, associated with the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) signal of the lesion should suggest a diagnosis of endometriosis. Early diagnosis and treatment are important to prevent irreversible damage to the sciatic nerve.https://www.journals.vu.lt/AML/article/view/21469endometriosismagnetic resonance imagingpelvic painsciatic nerve
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author Ozdil Baskan
Ferda Ozdemir
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Ferda Ozdemir
Endometriosis of the sciatic nerve with cyclic sciatica
Acta Medica Lituanica
endometriosis
magnetic resonance imaging
pelvic pain
sciatic nerve
author_facet Ozdil Baskan
Ferda Ozdemir
author_sort Ozdil Baskan
title Endometriosis of the sciatic nerve with cyclic sciatica
title_short Endometriosis of the sciatic nerve with cyclic sciatica
title_full Endometriosis of the sciatic nerve with cyclic sciatica
title_fullStr Endometriosis of the sciatic nerve with cyclic sciatica
title_full_unstemmed Endometriosis of the sciatic nerve with cyclic sciatica
title_sort endometriosis of the sciatic nerve with cyclic sciatica
publisher Vilnius University Press
series Acta Medica Lituanica
issn 1392-0138
2029-4174
publishDate 2014-10-01
description Endometriosis is an important gynecological disorder which is characterized by proliferation of the functional endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity, affects most commonly the ovaries and less frequently the gastrointestinal tract, chest, urinary tract, and soft tissues. Endometriosis invading the sciatic nerve is a rare manifestation of a common disease. The cyclic rhythm of pain, associated with the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) signal of the lesion should suggest a diagnosis of endometriosis. Early diagnosis and treatment are important to prevent irreversible damage to the sciatic nerve.
topic endometriosis
magnetic resonance imaging
pelvic pain
sciatic nerve
url https://www.journals.vu.lt/AML/article/view/21469
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