Case perspective
How a typical case of candidate pudendal nerve surgery unfolds — from first symptom to a named diagnosis — in the practice of Prof. Dr Renaud Bollens.
A good candidate has symptoms in the pudendal nerve territory, a positional pattern, a supportive response to a diagnostic block, and no better explanation from previous investigations.
Widespread pain with no nerve-specific pattern, or pain fully explained by another condition, is usually better served by other treatment. Saying so honestly is part of the job.
Every candidate assessment at Pelvic Institute is done by the operating surgeon, not delegated.
Every case at Pelvic Institute is assessed by the operating surgeon, with more than 600 pelvic procedures behind that judgment.