ENTRAPMENT NEUROPATHY OF THE INTERNAL PUDENDAL NERVE - REPORT OF 2 CASES

Entrapment neuropathy of the internal pudendal nerve in the Alcock can al is a rare entity and literature on the subject is lacking. The path ogenesis of this disease is probably related to repeated microtraumati sms of the perineal region acting on the Alcock canal or dysmetabolic diseases favouring compression of the pudendal nerve inside the Alcock canal. In this article two new cases which have come to our attention are described and literature on the topic, with special regard to dia gnosis and treatment, is reviewed.