Laparoscopic approach to refractory extraspinal sciatica and pudendal pain caused by intrapelvic nerve entrapment.

Entrapments of the intrapelvic portions of the lumbosacral plexus are an important extraspinal cause of sciatica and pudendal neuralgia. They can be treated using Laparoscopic Neuronavigation (LANN), a minimally invasive technique that has set the foundations of an emerging field in Medicine-Neuropelveology. This retrospective-prospective study analyzes the outcomes of 63 patients treated with the LANN technique over a 10 year time period.

Changes in the volume and histology of endometriosis foci in rats treated with copaiba oil (Copaiferalangsdorffii).

Purpose: The aim of this study was to analyze the changes that occur in rats with experimental endometriosis after treatment with copaiba oil.

Methods: Experimental endometriosis was induced in rats. The experimental group received copaiba oil (Copaiferalangsdorffii) orally (0.

Histomorphometric analysis of a rat bladder after electrical stimulation.

Objective: We sought to analyze the effects of electrical stimulation (ES) of the pelvic floor on the bladder of rats.

Methods: Forty rats were studied and divided into the following groups: GI (control group) - did not receive ES, GII (placebo) - did not receive ES but had an electrode inserted into the vagina; GIII - underwent six sessions of ES of the pelvic floor and GIV - rats that underwent 12 sessions of ES. Subsequently, the bladder was removed and the epithelium, muscle and blood vessels were analyzed.

Experimental endometriosis reduction in rats treated with Uncaria tomentosa (cat's claw) extract.

Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the macroscopic and histological changes that occur in experimental endometriosis after treatment with Uncaria tomentosa.

Study Design: Experimental endometriosis was induced in twenty-five female Wistar rats. After three weeks, 24 animals developed grade III experimental endometriosis and were divided into two groups.

Urinary tract infection: immunological aspects.

The immunological aspects of urinary tract infection are of great importance in patients with recurrent episodes. Host factors such as immune response to uropathogens and increased susceptibility are reported. The authors describe pathogenic aspects of bacteria, including determinants of aggressiveness and interactions with normal bacterial flora.