Case perspective
How a typical case of pudendal nerve entrapment sites unfolds — from first symptom to a named diagnosis — in the practice of Prof. Dr Renaud Bollens.
The nerve is most commonly compressed between the sacrospinous and sacrotuberous ligaments, and within Alcock's canal along the wall of the pelvis.
The site of compression predicts the pattern of symptoms, which is why detailed symptom mapping is not a formality but a diagnostic step.
Surgical planning follows the anatomy identified during assessment rather than a standard template.
Every case at Pelvic Institute is assessed by the operating surgeon, with more than 600 pelvic procedures behind that judgment.