Piriformis Syndrome Following Transarterial Embolization of Bilateral
Uterine Arteriovenous Malformation

J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 30(1); 2012 > Article

Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2012;30(1): 37-41.

양측 자궁동정맥기형 환자에서 동맥경유색전술 후 발생한 궁둥구멍근육증후군

윤동주, 이현정 최영철 윤수진 오건세 이수주 김하용 a

을지대학교 의과대학 을지대학병원 신경과, 정형외과 a

Piriformis Syndrome Following Transarterial Embolization of Bilateral Uterine Arteriovenous Malformation

Dong Joo Yun

Departments of Neurology and Orthopaedic Surgery a , Eulji University Hospital, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea

Abstract

Piriformis syndrome is a rare entrapment neuropathy in which the sciatic nerve is compromised by the piriformis muscle or other local structures. We report a case of sciatic and gluteal nerve lesions with infarction of the piriformis muscle following internal iliac artery embolization of the bilateral uterine vascular malformation. The surgical intervention revealed anatomical variation of the right sciatic nerve. To our knowledge, this is the first case of piriformis syndrome following endovascular treatment of uterine vascular malformation in Korea. Key Words: Piriformis syndrome, Uterine arteriovenous malformation