Endometriosis is associated with neuropathic pain in approximately 40% of cases. Involvement of the sciatic nerve or sacral plexus represents one of the most frequently reported neuropathic pain presentations in …
To demonstrate laparoscopic identification and treatment of aberrant superior gluteal vein-related intrapelvic sciatic nerve compression using a targeted neurovascular decompression approach.
Adenomyosis and endometriosis are two sister diseases that cause menstrual pain and other symptoms. We have previously reported that patients with these conditions have a less active "calm-and-rest" system and …
Endometriosis-associated pelvic pain represents a prototypical failure of systemic therapy for a locally organized, neuroinflammatory disease. Persistent pain arises from the convergence of estrogen-driven lesion survival, chronic inflammation, fibrosis, and …
Estrogen stimulates corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) expression in endometrial tissue, and CRH signaling contributes to inflammation and pain, suggesting a mechanistic role in endometriosis pathophysiology. We previously identified elevated CRH receptor-1 …
Postsurgical peripheral neuropathic pain may be overlooked in patients with chronic pelvic and inguinal pain when overlapping etiologies coexist. This case report describes an ultrasound-guided diagnostic and therapeutic approach for …
To define and demonstrate a step-by-step surgical anatomical approach to pudendal nerve dissection using female cadavers, focusing on the identification of safe roadmap and key neurovascular structures to optimize pelvic …
Sciatic nerve endometriosis is a rare and often underdiagnosed form of deep infiltrating endometriosis involving the lumbosacral plexus or sciatic nerve. We present the case of a 40-year-old woman with …
Nerve Growth Factor (NGF), a member of the neurotrophin family, is currently regarded as a key regulator of ovarian physiology beyond its well-known neurotrophic functions. The mammalian ovary is one …