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Pudendal Nerve Compression Syndrome Società Italiana di Chirurgia ColoRettale www.siccr.org 2009; 20: 172-179 Pudendal Nerve Compression Syndrome Bruno Roche, Joan Robert-Yap, Karel Skala, Guillaume Zufferey Clinic of Proctology Dept. of Visceral Surgery HUG, Geneva, Switzerland Introduction The pudendal nerve primarily innervates the pelvic ring fractures, penetrating injuries, and perineum. This nerve can be gradually deep hematomas due to injections as well as stretched and damaged by vaginal deliveries by bullet and stab wounds. Moreover, it can be (esp. traumatic births), prolapse of pelvic damaged by overstretching, for example with organs and by pelvic floor descent. This leads repositioning or reduction of fractures on the to uni- or bilateral pudendal nerve damage. A orthopedic table or by long-continuous direct lesion of the pudendal nerve is rare as it stretching due to sitting for prolonged periods, lies deep in the pelvis and is well protected by for example, on a bicycle [1]. the pelvic ring. It can be injured however, by Anatomical Basis As the final branch of the pudendal plexus the scrotum in the man, the labia majora in the pudendal nerve is predominantly a somatic woman. It supplies the motor component to the nerve, which has its origin in the ventral spinal bulbospongiosus, ischiocavernosus, nerve roots S2-S4 (Fig. 1). It leaves the pelvic transversus superficialis and profundus perinei floor by the major ischial foramen below the muscles as well as the outer striated urethral piriformis muscle (infrapiriformis foramen). sphincter. Its final branch is also involved in the After it circles the sciatic spine, the nerve sensitivity of the penis or the clitoris. usually gives off a first branch (one of the inferior rectal nerves) (Fig. 2). This branching Possible Compression Sites can also occur higher up on the upper wall of In its path, the pudendal nerve can be the sacrospinal ligament. As it travels further compressed in different places. The first place into the perineum, beyond the lower wall of the is in the uper part of the infrapiriformis sacrospinal ligament, it enters into the foramen, where the inferior gluteal nerve, pudendal nerve vascular bundle, which blood vessels as well as the ischiatic nerve continues into the facial layers of the obturator surround the pudendal nerve. This depression muscle into the Alcock canal. In the Alcock can be narrowed by osteophytes of the canal the nerve delivers its branches for the ischiatic spine or by hypertrophy of the perineum and continues into its final branch, piriformis muscle due to excessive abduction the dorsal nerve, which supplies the penis or and flexion movements (Fig.3) [2]. The second the clitoris (Fig 2). place is behind the ischiatic spine (Fig. 3). A The inferior rectal nerve supplies the muscle of third conflict zone represents the bottleneck the external anal sphincter and the skin in the formed by the sacrospinal and sacrotuberal perianal region. The perineal nerve supplies ligaments (Fig. 1) [5, 9, 10, 3]. Over the years, the sensory component of the perineum: the changes in the relationship of these two 172 www.siccr.org Società Italiana di Chirurgia ColoRettale www.siccr.org 2009; 20: 172-179 ligaments can arise to each other, whereby a fascia [5]. The latter can move cranially during rotation of these structures causes a closer the transition from sitting into the upright superposition [3]. In some cases the nerve position. [2, 6]. breaks through the sacrospinal ligament [4]. Finally the nerve can be compressed also in Considering the anatomical variability of the the Alcock canal, either by contact with the path of the nerve, the localization of the pain in falciform process (Fig. 2) [5,9] or by a the perineal region can be the only clue to thickening of the internal obturator muscle localize the area of compression. 9 8 3 7 1 a 13 6 2 C 1 S2 7 5 S4 S3 14 4 Fig. 1 Medial pelvic view. Origin of the Fig. 3 Posterior view of the gluteal region after pudendal nerve. The levator ani muscle is opening gluteus max. muscle. Path of the partially separated. The two ends of the pudendal nerve through the major ischiatic sacrospinal ligament are supported by clamps. foramen under the piriformis muscle. The One sees the sacrotuberal ligament (7) and the sacrotuberal ligament is separated and pudendal nerve (1), which enters the pelvis supported with clamps, in order to expose the along this ligament. nerve, which becomes visible in the place where it circles the ischiatic spines behind the 7 sacrospinal ligament. 10 Legend : 1. Pudendal nerve, 2. lower Gluteal 12 11 vessels, 3. Lumbosacral trunk, 4. post. 16 cutaneous femoral nerve 5. Obturator int. 15 muscle and gemelli muscle 6. Piriformis 9 muscle 7. Sacrotuberal ligament 8. Sacrospinal ligament, 9. Obturator int.fascia, 10. Inf.rectal nerve 11. Perineal nerve, 12. Dorsalis penis/ clitoridis nerve, 13. Open levator ani muscle, 14. Ischiatic spine, 15. Ischioanal fossa, 16. Ischiatic tubercle S1, 2, 3, 4 = Sacral Nerves Compression sites: a) under Piriformis muscle Fig. 2 Posterior view into the ischioanal fossa. b) ischiatic spine c) passage between Opening of the Alcock canal. The edges are sacrotuberal ligament and sacrospinal ligament held by clamps. The nerve runs in the canal d) Alcock channel together with the blood vessels and delivers its branches, which lead into the ischioanal fossa. 173 www.siccr.org Società Italiana di Chirurgia ColoRettale www.siccr.org 2009; 20: 172-179 Symptoms of Pudendal Neuralgia The damage of the pudendal nerve by be an expression of isolated damage of one of compression is comparable to carpal tunnel the nerve branches. syndrome or the compression of the nerve in other tunnel syndromes, like the ulnar nerve in The clinical examination often shows no the Guyon Loge. The compression affects disturbance of sensitivity, however in the women more than men in a frequency of 2 to vaginal or rectal exam, there is a trigger zone 1. Symptoms are continuous, spontaneous in the area of the ischial spines. Pressure on pain in the perineal area supplied by the this area releases violent pain, which can pudendal nerve. The pain is usually spread and reproduce the same pain from characterized as neuralgia with associated which the patient suffers. This is not always the paresthesias as well as occasional electric case and all these elements are not specific for shocks. The pain is provoked in the sitting neuralgia, they can also result from other position and worse with bicycle riding. [7]. pelvic floor disorders such as coccydynia. Frequently the patients complain about However, if the history and clinical exam burning, which accompanies this pain. They reveals unilateral pain and symptoms, there is are alleviated when standing and walking. Pain high suspicion for pudendal neuralgia. The in the lying position occurs very rarely, and in distal compression of the pudendal nerve must general, does not occur at night and therefore be differentiated from other neurological does not disturb sleep. Any of the organs disease pictures, especially damage higher in supplied by the pudendal nerves can be the nerve roots or the plexus caused by herpes affected, thus producing pain in the testicle in zoster, radiotherapy, neoplastic infiltration, males, the labia of females, pain in the anus spinal cord lesions, benign and malignant and a foreign body sensation in both sexes. All tumors, in particular neuromas and these symptoms are usually unilateral and can ependymomas. Diagnosis The diagnosis is based on the history, and root can be excluded. Prolonged nerve latency, physical exam as mentioned above. However, is not pathognomonic for pudendal nerve electrophysiological investigations, and compression as this can be the result of supplementary investigations such as pelvic x- surgery damaging the nerve or trauma in the ray, bone scan, MRI of the pelvis and conus pelvis such as that caused by dystocia during medullaris, and selective infiltration of the delivery. [2]. The pudendal nerve terminal pudendal nerve under fluoroscopy, echography motor latency PNTML, which is determined by or electro stimulation can be helpful. endorectal stimulation with a St.Marks electrode, is unreliable, as it is difficult to a) Electrophysiological Diagnosis interpret and to reproduce. Since pudendal The evaluation of the electrophysiological nerve compression occurs more frequently in investigation of the perineum is frequently women, the latency is often high, and only a difficult. The existence of a unilateral peripheral very clear one-sided change can be an nervous lesion can signal a lesion of the main indication of compression. The PNTML trunk of the pudendal nerve. The sacral nerve measurement for the diagnosis of neurological latency is of importance only if it is normal: in pelvic floor defects is used far less nowadays. this case proximal damage higher on the nerve 174 www.siccr.org Società Italiana di Chirurgia ColoRettale www.siccr.org 2009; 20: 172-179 b) Pelvic X-Ray d) Pelvic MRI A tumor compressing the sacral nerve roots or The MRI can reveal lesions in the pelvic floor, the pudendal nerve can be excluded by a rectal and uterine prolapse as well as presacral frontal and lateral x-ray of the pelvis. Such tumors, which compress the plexus. Plexus neoplasias are however, extremely rare. Some damage and nerve compressions are often not cases of exostoses of the sciatic spines directly revealed by MRI. causing pudendal nerve compression were described [8]. e) MRI of the Cone Medullaris This investigation is essential in the c) Bone scan assessment of perineal pain. It can reveal focal A bone scan can be helpful in suspicion of anomalies, such as benign or malignant posttraumatic bony lesions or neoplastic tumors (eg. neurinomas, ependymomas), growth. The scan must be performed together which can be responsible for perineal pain.
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