Reversal of foot drop in sciatic nerve endometriosis.
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This case report details the successful surgical excision of sciatic nerve endometriosis, leading to complete reversal of a patient's foot drop.
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- Sciatic endometriosis: A narrative review of an unusual neurogynecologic condition 2020
- Endometriosis: seeking optimal management in women approaching menopause 2019
- Extrapelvic Sciatic Nerve Endometriosis, the Role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Case Report and Systematic Review 2019
- Sciatic Nerve Involvement as an Unusual Presentation of Deep Endometriosis 2017
- Neural involvement in endometriosis: Review of anatomic distribution and mechanisms 2015
- Endometriosis of the lumbosacral plexus: report of a case with foot drop and chronic pelvic pain 2015
- Cyclic sciatica from extrapelvic endometriosis affecting the sciatic nerve 2010
- Evidence for Asymmetric Distribution of Sciatic Nerve Endometriosis 2003
- Evidence for asymmetric distribution of sciatic nerve endometriosis 2003
- Laparoscopic Findings, Management, Histopathology, and Outcomes in 25 Women with Cyclic Leg Pain 2002
- Cyclic Sciatica 1996
- Endometriosis of the sciatic nerve: case report demonstrating the value of MR imaging 1995
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