Chronic Pelvic Pain

by Vercellini, Paolo

• ISBN13: 9781444330663
• ISBN10: 1444330667
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-04-18
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Providing assistance on diagnosis, management and psychological aspects of chronic pelvic pain. Practical guidance through the use of algorithms, ls"Tips and Tricksrs" boxes on improving outcomes and ls"Cautionrs" warning boxes on avoiding problems Clinical ls"in the officers" and also at the bedsiders" guide

Author Biography

Edited by Paolo Vercellini, MD,  University of Milan, Italy

Table of Contents

Series Foreword	p. vii
Preface	p. viii
Contributors	p. ix
Neurobiology of Chronic Pelvic Pain	p. 1
The Differential Diagnosis of Chronic Pelvic Pain	p. 7
Psychogenic Causes of Chronic Pelvic Pain, and its Impact on Psychological Status	p. 29
Endometriosis: Pathogenesis and Management of Pain	p. 40
Pelvic Infections and Chronic Pelvic Pain	p. 50
Pelvic Congestion Syndrome	p. 65
Chronic Pelvic Pain and Adhesions	p. 71
Fibroids, Adenomyosis, and Chronic Pelvic Pain	p. 77
Bladder Pain Syndrome and Other Urological Causes of Chronic Pelvic Pain	p. 86
Chronic Pelvic Pain of Enterocolic Origin	p. 98
Musculoskeletal Causes of Pelvic Pain	p. 115
Dyspareunia: Causes and Treatments (Including Provoked Vestibulodynia)	p. 125
Management of Chronic Pelvic Pain in the Adolescent Woman	p. 137
Multidisciplinary Management of Chronic Pelvic Pain Without Obvious Pathology	p. 141
The Role of Definitive Surgery in the Management of Chronic Pelvic Pain and Posthysterectomy Pain	p. 155
Alternative Treatments for Chronic Pelvic Pain	p. 167
Index	p. 176
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