Clinical utility of pelvic pain mapping
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This study investigated the clinical utility of pelvic pain mapping in identifying the source of chronic pelvic pain and its effectiveness in guiding treatment decisions for patients.
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STUDY OBJECTIVE: To survey physicians' opinions concerning the impact of pelvic pain mapping on clinical management and surgical decisions.
DESIGN: Opinions of physicians based on clinical experience (Canadian Task Force classification III).
SETTING: Evening meetings appended to two national meetings.
MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: After viewing videotaped interviews, physical examinations, standard laparoscopy, and pelvic pain mapping at laparoscopy in two patients, practicing gynecologists completed questionnaires recording their opinions about the utility of pelvic pain mapping. A second group of gynecologists viewed only one tape. The first group considered pain mapping to be moderately or extremely useful (patient 1, 57.9%; patient 2, 73.7%). Mapping data either made surgeons change the surgical procedure they would have chosen or further clarified the diagnosis (patient 1, 68.4%; patient 2, 84.2%). Of the second group of 67 surgeons, 73% thought that mapping results would have made them change their surgical approach.
CONCLUSION: In appropriate cases, pelvic pain mapping during microlaparoscopy under conscious sedation can provide information that may influence surgical decisions as well as general clinical management.
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Cites (3)
- Mapping the source and character of pain due to endometriosis by patient-assisted laparoscopy 1998
- Office microlaparoscopy under local anesthesia for chronic pelvic pain 1996
- Pain referral patterns in the pelvis 2000
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- Mapping the source and character of pain due to endometriosis by patient-assisted laparoscopy via openalex
- Office microlaparoscopy under local anesthesia for chronic pelvic pain via openalex
- Pain referral patterns in the pelvis via openalex
- W1965371351 via openalex
- W2109600098 via openalex
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