Cyclic sciatica caused by infiltrative endometriosis: MRI findings.

Yekeler E., Kumbasar B., Tunaci A., Barman A., Bengisu E., Yavuz E., ...More

Skeletal radiology, vol.33, no.3, pp.165-8, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 33 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2004
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s00256-003-0663-8
  • Journal Name: Skeletal radiology
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.165-8
  • Keywords: endometriosis, sciatica, magnetic resonance imaging, EXTRAPELVIC ENDOMETRIOSIS, NERVE, WOMEN
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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.