Sciatic hernia causing sciatica: MRI and MR neurography showing entrapment of sciatic nerve.
Sciatic hernia is a rare condition with diverse clinical manifestations. We report a case of sciatic hernia causing sciatica, in which the diagnosis made on CT was subsequently confirmed on MRI including magnetic resonance neurography. The salient clinical and imaging features and a brief review are presented.
Chitranjan
Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. chittudr@gmail.com
Kandpal
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Madhusudhan
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D002081:Buttocks; D005260:Female; D006547:Hernia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D012584:Sciatic Nerve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012585:Sciatica / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D012810:Sigmoid Diseases; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed