Journal of spinal disorders & techniques

STUDY DESIGN: Case report. OBJECTIVE: To show by case presentation, the potential for endometriosis to infiltrate the somatic nerves causing lower extremity neuropathic pain and to discuss possible surgical remedy and the effectiveness of l…

STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective case series review of patients showing sciatica without radiographic evidence of nerve root compression. OBJECTIVE: To elucidate clinical features of sciatica caused by extralumbar spinal lesions. SUMMARY OF BA…

Sciatic pain caused by endometriosis of the sciatic nerve is an uncommon clinical finding and seems to have been verified histologically in only a few cases. Patients complain of typical signs and symptoms of common sciatica that are cyclic…