Abstract | OBJECTIVE: To report the first case of robotic pudendal nerve (PN) decompression for bilateral PN entrapment (PNE). PN decompression is a safe and effective treatment for PNE and can be accomplished laparoscopically with a better exploration of the sacral roots and of the PN. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We describe in detail all the steps of our surgery, performed on a 38-year-old female patient suffering from PNE. All the anatomic landmarks are clearly shown. RESULTS: Our technique was successful, and the patient's postoperative course was uneventful. Six months after surgery, the pain had completely resolved, and the patient was drug-free. CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Denis Rey, Marco Oderda |
Journal | Journal of laparoendoscopic & advanced surgical techniques. Part A
(J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A)
Vol. 25
Issue 4
Pg. 319-22
(Apr 2015)
ISSN: 1557-9034 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 25790267
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Decompression, Surgical
(methods)
- Female
- Humans
- Pudendal Neuralgia
(surgery)
- Robotic Surgical Procedures
(methods)
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