title: Minimally invasive resection of an extrapelvic sciatic schwannoma.
abstract: Schwannomas associated with the sciatic nerve are relatively rare. Surgical excision of symptomatic sciatic schwannomas traditionally involves a posterior sciatic nerve approach with a large, open exposure and transection of the gluteal muscles. The authors provide a technical report of a minimally invasive approach for the resection of an extrapelvic schwannoma arising from the sciatic nerve. The patient was discharged to home on the same day of surgery and his symptoms of severe sciatica immediately and dramatically improved.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, 545 Barnhill Drive, 139 Emerson Hall, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202-5124, USA.
authors.forename: Lee A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Jamie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bradbury
authors.forename: Jose
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bonnin
authors.forename: Eric M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Horn
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000601:surgery*; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D012584:Sciatic Nerve / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*