title: Endoscopic-assisted sciatic nerve exploration.
abstract: A sciatic nerve lesion is uncommon. We report the utility of the endoscope in an 18-year-old female with multiple lesions of her sciatic nerve. Somatosensory evoked potentials and MRI were indicative of a sciatic nerve lesion. We describe a simple technique of endoscopic exploration of the sciatic nerve to assist intraoperative decision making.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Institute of Neurological Sciences, The Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia. ralphmobbs@hotmail.com
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Mobbs
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Teo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003657:Decision Making; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012584:Sciatic Nerve / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*