Cyclic sciatica caused by infiltrative endometriosis: MRI findings.

Yekeler E., Kumbasar B., Tunaci A., Barman A., Bengisu E., Yavuz E., ...Daha Fazla

Skeletal radiology, cilt.33, sa.3, ss.165-8, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 33 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2004
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00256-003-0663-8
  • Dergi Adı: Skeletal radiology
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.165-8
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: endometriosis, sciatica, magnetic resonance imaging, EXTRAPELVIC ENDOMETRIOSIS, NERVE, WOMEN
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Endometriosis, an important gynecological disorder of reproductive women, affects most commonly the ovaries and less frequently the gastrointestinal tract, chest, urinary tract, and soft tissues. Endometriosis classically appears on MRI as a mass with a large cystic component and variable signal intensities on T1- and T2-weighted images due to the presence of variable degradation of hemorrhagic products. Endometriosis in an atypical location, an infiltrative appearance and without cystic-hemorrhagic components has rarely been described. We report on a 33-year-old woman with cyclic sciatica due to histologically documented infiltrative endometriosis involving the area of the left sciatic notch.