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Online Blog: More knowledge for patients

Insights, know-how, expertise. Inform yourself about interesting facts in the fields of gynaecology, oncology and neuropelveology. We prepare helpful information on complaints and treatment options for you in the patient blog. Compact and understandable.

Neuropelveologie

Could Your Genital/Pelvic/Sciatic Pain Be Caused by a Hidden Vascular Problem?

Prof. Prof. DK Prof. Dr. med. Marc Possover, MD, PhD

Understanding the Link Between Autoimmune Disease and Pelvic Neuropathic Pain

If you are a woman suffering from chronic pelvic, lower back, or...

Neuropelveologie

Pelvic Nerve Pain After Prolapse, Inguinal Hernia and Pelvic Mesh Surgery: What Patients Should Know

Prof. Prof. DK Prof. Dr. med. Marc Possover, MD, PhD

INTRODUCTION

Inguinal hernia, Pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence are common issues affecting many women and men, in women...

Neuropelveologie

A New Era in Spinal Cord Injury Treatment: The Possover LION Procedure

Prof. Prof. DK Prof. Dr. med. Marc Possover, MD, PhD

More than 150 patients worldwide have already experienced the transformative potential of the LION procedure.

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is...

Neuropelveologie

Unrecognized Nerve Damage after Sacropexy

Prof. Prof. DK Prof. Dr. med. Marc Possover, MD, PhD

Unrecognized Neurologic Complications of Sacropexies: A retrospective cases study

SUMMARY

Sacral radiculopathies are rare but significant...

Neuropelveologie

Autoimmune Diseases and Pelvic Neuropathic Pain

Connection between autoimmune disease, connective tissue diseases and pelvic neuropathic pain by vascular entrapment – a review of 128 consecutive patients treated at the Possover International...

Endometriosis

Endometriosis of the Sciatic Nerve & Sacral Plexus - The differences

ENDOMETRIOSIS OF THE SCIATIC NERVE AND OF THE SACRAL PLEXUS

- two different diseases with same name but with different symptoms and different treatments -

SUMMARY

Sciatic nerve endometriosis (SNE)...

Neuropelveologie

Neuropelveology – The Story of 30 Years of Pioneering

Possover Marc, MD, PhD

Founder & Life Chairman of the International Society of Neuropelveology – www.theison.org

Director of the International School of Neuropelveology –...

Neuropelveologie

Intrapelvic causes of sciatic pain

Sciatica is a very common symptom with an incidence of up to 43% in a general working population. Sciatic pain is a highly prevalent cause of morbidity, with major deterioration of the quality of...

Endometriosis

Endometriosis of the sciatic nerve: Possible cause of unexplained pelvic nerve pain

Neuropathic pain, resulting from an irritated or damaged nerve is normally classed as “chronic”. The levels of pain experienced though, can be classified as extremely intense, very acute and are...

Neuropelveology

Neuropelveologic management of intractable Vulvodynia

What is vulvodynia?

Vulvodynia is a chronic pain syndrome affecting respectively the vulva and occurs without an identifiable cause or visible pathology. The pain is usually characterized as a...

Endometriosis

Case study: Endometriosis of the sciatic nerve

From crutches to recovery within three days

The case we present is not unique but particular because of the rapid evolution of this patient. She is a 39-year-old woman, who has been coming to our...

Endometriose Endometriosis

Endometriosis - the praying mantis within the pelvis

A story of love and hatred between endometriosis and the pelvic nerves

Endometriosis is a disease that has been known for several centuries but has only recently gained widespread recognition -...

Endometriosis

Treatment of sciatic nerve endometriosis: 15-years-experience, more than 300 laparoscopic procedures

We report here on our experience over the last 15 years in more than 300 patients affected by a deeply infiltrating endometriosis of the sciatic nerve or of the sacral plexus. The average age of all...

Mesh complications

Treatment of postoperative pelvic nerve injuries: the neuropelveological way

If an injury to a pelvic nerve is suspected as a result of an operation, one should take action as soon as possible:

  • before neurological deficits become irreversible. A nerve is similar to an...

Mesh complications

Injuries to the pelvic nerves resulting from surgery

Challenging diagnosis, difficult access and lack of an interdisciplinary approach.

Although three different disciplines converge in dealing with the pelvic nerves - visceral surgery, urology and...

Mesh complications

Post-operative pelvic nerve lesions

Surgery is sometimes the only viable option for the effective medical treatment of a pelvic disorder. However, surgery may carry the risk of a number of complications. Considering the number of...

Neuropelveology

Neuropelveological approach to pathologies of the pelvic nerves

Pathologies of the pelvic nerves are conditions involving multiple, organ-specific medical specialties, each with its own approach to diagnosis and treatment. Management requires knowledge of the...

Endometriosis

Treatment of endometriosis of the sciatic nerve at the Zuerich International Endometriosis Center

Endometriosis is a disease that affects millions of women and girls worldwide. Prof. Possover has created a clinical centre in Zuerich that is dedicated to endometriosis disorders in order to be able...

Endometriosis

Burning pain and numbness due to endometriosis of the sciatic nerve: symptoms, diagnosis and treatment

If women suffer from menstrual sciatic pain with the onset of numbness in the buttocks or in the leg or experience restricted movement in the foot - either on its own or in conjunction with numbness...