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Deep Gluteal Syndrome and Persistent Sciatica in a Patient With Unilateral Piriformis Muscle Hypertrophy: A Case
1Faculty of Medicine Euromed University of Fez Fez Morocco.
Clinical Case Reports
|October 13, 2026
Abstract:
A man of 47 had 6 months of left sciatica without root compression on lumbar imaging. Pelvic CT showed isolated left piriformis hypertrophy, 700 versus 450 mm2. Guided betamethasone injection relieved him within 48 h, sustained at 6 months. Asymmetry and response support, but do not prove, sciatic nerve entrapment.