News - Sciatic nerve
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By Tsui, Ban C H Ozelsel, Timur J-P To the Editor: Ultrasound-guided anterior sciatic nerve block has been described using a medially positioned curved array probe to scan the nerve transversely at the anterior proximal thigh (Fig I).1 The ultrasound image of sciatic nerve in cross section is typically seen as an oval-to-circular hyperechoic structure deep to the adductor muscles (Fig 2).1,2,3 It is often vaguely delineated or appears isoechoic to the surrounding muscles (anisotropic), the latter particularly if using a tangential ultrasound beam plane.2 In our experience, identification of the sciatic nerve with the sole use of transverse scanning is usually difficult if not impossible in most patients, particularly in those who are obese and when using a portable ultrasound system (MicroMaxx, SonoSite Inc., Bothell, WA).
By Mannan, K Altaf, F; Maniar, S; Tirabosco, R; Sinisi, M; Carlstedt, T ENDOMETRIOSIS OF THE SCIATIC NERVE We describe a case of sciatic endometriosis in a 25-year-old woman diagnosed by MRI and histology with no evidence of intrapelvic disease.