Cyclic sciatica of endometriosis. Case report.
A 27-year-old woman with right-sided cyclic sciatica and stiffness of the right hip joint, unresponsive to orthopaedic measures, is presented. An exploratory laparotomy revealed pelvic endometriosis. On oestrogen suppression therapy, she has been symptom-free for eleven months.
D000328:Adult; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008656:Mestranol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009641:Norethynodrel / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D012585:Sciatica / Q000209:etiology*
D009641:Norethynodrel; D008656:Mestranol