Transischiorectal fossa approach for resection of pudendal nerve schwannoma: case report.
Pudendal nerve schwannomas are very rare, with only two cases reported in the English-language literature. The surgical approaches described in these two case reports are the transgluteal approach and the laparoscopic approach. The authors present the case of a patient with progressive pelvic pain radiating ipsilaterally into her groin, vagina, and rectum, who was subsequently found to have a pudendal schwannoma. The authors used a transischiorectal fossa approach and intraoperative electrophysiological monitoring and successfully excised the tumor. This approach has the advantage of direct access to Alcock's canal with minimal disruption of the pelvic muscles and ligaments. The patient experienced complete relief of her pelvic pain after the procedure.
Department of Neurological Surgery and the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida.
Stephanie
S
Chen
Department of Neurological Surgery and the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida.
Brandon
B
Gaynor
Department of Neurological Surgery and the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida.
Allan D
AD
Levi
D000328:Adult; D000072716:Cancer Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D060525:Pudendal Nerve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods
EMG = electromyography; ischiorectal; pudendal nerve; schwannoma; technique