The first case of robotic pudendal nerve decompression in pudendal nerve entrapment syndrome

J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2015 Apr;25(4):319-22. doi: 10.1089/lap.2014.0013. Epub 2015 Mar 19.

Abstract

Objective: To report the first case of robotic pudendal nerve (PN) decompression for bilateral PN entrapment (PNE). PN decompression is a safe and effective treatment for PNE and can be accomplished laparoscopically with a better exploration of the sacral roots and of the PN.

Materials and methods: We describe in detail all the steps of our surgery, performed on a 38-year-old female patient suffering from PNE. All the anatomic landmarks are clearly shown.

Results: Our technique was successful, and the patient's postoperative course was uneventful. Six months after surgery, the pain had completely resolved, and the patient was drug-free.

Conclusions: We showed the feasibility and effectiveness of robotic PN decompression, with surgical advantages that could potentially extend the indications of robot-assisted surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Decompression, Surgical / methods*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Pudendal Neuralgia / surgery*
  • Robotic Surgical Procedures / methods*