Neuropathic perineal pains are generally linked to suffering of the pudendal nerve. But some patients present pains described
as a type of burning sensation located more laterally on the anal margin and on areas including the scrotum or the labiae
majorae, the caudal and medial parts of the buttock and the upper part of the thigh. These pains extend beyond the territory
of the pudendal nerve. It is interesting to note that the inferior cluneal nerves are responsible for the cutaneous sensitivity
in the inferior part of the buttock. We wanted to check if these nerves, or some of their branches, could be responsible for
such pains. An anatomic study, containing six dissections on corpse, has been conducted. The inferior cluneal nerves, emerging
from the posterior femoral cutaneous nerve have some branches joining the perineum, especially by a perineal ramus. However,
two conflict areas have been identified on the path of these nerves and on the perineal ramus: one at the level of the sacrotuberal
ligament, and the other being the passage under the ischium. Two surgical approaches have been established from these observations
with the aim of suppressing the conflicts.
Keywords Perineal pain - Inferior cluneal nerves - Anatomy - Surgery - Pudendal nerve