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T1 Proctalgia in Pudendal Nerve Entrapment Syndrome: A Pathology to Know
A1 Reoyo Pascual, José Felipe
A1 Martínez Castro, Rosa
A1 León Miranda, Raquel
A1 Cartón Hernández, Carlos
A1 Valero Cerrato, Xandra
K1 Pudendal nerve
K1 Pudendal nerve entrapment
K1 Pudendal neuropathy
K1 Proctalgia
K1 Medicina
K1 Medicine
K1 Salud
K1 Health
AB Background: Pudendal nerve entrapment syndrome is a little known and under-diagnosed condition that includes urinary, sexual and proctological signs and symptoms. Its diagnosis is complex and requires sequential treatment. Proctalgia is a common symptom in the General Surgery field, and it can be attributed to pudendal nerve entrapment syndrome in a significant percentage of patients. Objective: The aim of our study is to determine the association between proctalgia and pudendal nerve entrapment syndrome, to check the immediate response to treatment by infiltration with a corticosteroidanesthetic injection, and to assess the results after 6 months follow-up. Design: An observational study was conducted to assess 53 patients affected by proctalgia in the context of a pudendal nerve entrapment syndrome, who were subjected to treatment with hydrodistentioncorticosteroid- anesthetic infiltration of the pudendal nerve and its terminal branches. Their immediate response, in clinical terms of pain, and after six months of follow-up was assessed. Results: From the data obtained in our study, is was observed that treatment with these injections showed an improvement in 79.25% of the patients in the period immediately after the injection, and 39.62% of patients maintained that improvement after six months. Conclusion: We conclude that, in the presence of proctalgia, the existence of a pudenda nerve entrapment syndrome has to be ruled out, and that treatment with corticosteroidanesthetic infiltration is an effective option that achieves an improvement in a significant percentage of patients.
PB Insight Medical Publishing
YR 2017
FD 2017-03
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/10129
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/10129
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos
RD 22-feb-2025