| Descriptor English: | Piriformis Muscle Syndrome | ||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Síndrome del Músculo Piriforme
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Síndrome do Músculo Piriforme | ||||
| Descriptor French: | Syndrome du muscle piriforme | ||||
| Entry term(s): |
Muscle Syndrome, Piriformis Muscle Syndromes, Piriformis Piriformis Muscle Syndromes Piriformis syndrome Piriformis syndromes Syndrome, Piriformis Muscle Syndromes, Piriformis Muscle syndrome, Piriformis syndromes, Piriformis |
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| Tree number(s): |
C10.668.829.500.675.399 C10.668.829.550.500 C10.668.829.600.675 C23.888.592.612.664.675 C23.888.592.612.944.750 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D055958 | ||||
| Scope note: | A chronic PELVIC PAIN characterized by pain deep in the buttock that may radiate to posterior aspects of the leg. It is caused by the piriformis muscle compressing or irritating the SCIATIC NERVE due to trauma, hypertrophy, inflammation or anatomic variations. |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CI chemically induced CL classification CN congenital CO complications DG diagnostic imaging DH diet therapy DI diagnosis DT drug therapy EC economics EH ethnology EM embryology EN enzymology EP epidemiology ET etiology GE genetics HI history IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology MO mortality NU nursing PA pathology PC prevention & control PP physiopathology PS parasitology PX psychology RH rehabilitation RT radiotherapy SU surgery TH therapy UR urine VE veterinary VI virology |
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| Previous Indexing: |
Nerve Compression Syndromes (1979-2009) |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 2010 |
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| History Note: | 2010 |
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| DeCS ID: | 53520 | ||||
| Unique ID: | D055958 | ||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||
| Date Established: | 2010/01/01 | ||||
| Date of Entry: | 2009/07/06 | ||||
| Revision Date: | 2017/06/20 |
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Piriformis Muscle Syndrome
- Preferred
| Concept UI |
M0523531 |
| Scope note | A chronic PELVIC PAIN characterized by pain deep in the buttock that may radiate to posterior aspects of the leg. It is caused by the piriformis muscle compressing or irritating the SCIATIC NERVE due to trauma, hypertrophy, inflammation or anatomic variations. |
| Preferred term | Piriformis Muscle Syndrome |
| Entry term(s) |
Muscle Syndrome, Piriformis Muscle Syndromes, Piriformis Piriformis Muscle Syndromes Piriformis syndrome Piriformis syndromes Syndrome, Piriformis Muscle Syndromes, Piriformis Muscle syndrome, Piriformis syndromes, Piriformis |
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