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Laparoscopic Outcomes after Normal Clinical and Ultrasound Findings in Young Women with Chronic Pelvic Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study
Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is one of the most common chronic pain problems experienced by women, with prevalence rates comparable to asthma and back pain. However, it is poorly understood and causative pathology is only seldom found. We aimed to establish prevalence of abnormal findings at diagnostic...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7464721/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32785173 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm9082593 |
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author | Tempest, Nicola Efstathiou, Ekaterina Petros, Zena Hapangama, Dharani K. |
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description | Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is one of the most common chronic pain problems experienced by women, with prevalence rates comparable to asthma and back pain. However, it is poorly understood and causative pathology is only seldom found. We aimed to establish prevalence of abnormal findings at diagnostic laparoscopy in young women with CPP after normal findings at clinical examination and pelvic ultrasound scan. Information was retrospectively collected on all laparoscopies undertaken on women aged 16–30 years with normal preoperative findings over a 24-month period. One-hundred-and-fifty women (mean age 25 years and BMI 24.5) were included with laparoscopic examination revealing normal anatomy in 110 (73.3%) and pathology in 40 (27.2%). Endometriosis was detected in 30 (20%); 25 (16.7%) stage 1, 2 (1.3%) stage 2, 2 (1.3%) stage 3 and 1 (0.7%) stage 4. Most laparoscopies carried out on young women with CPP and normal clinical examination and pelvic ultrasound scan showed no significant clinical stigmata of pelvic disease. Women should be fully informed of the multifactorial nature of CPP and there should be a comprehensive management pathway for these women, as proceeding with invasive laparoscopy does not provide additional benefit when investigating CPP in the context of risk, cost and effect on long-term wellbeing. |
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spelling | pubmed-74647212020-09-04 Laparoscopic Outcomes after Normal Clinical and Ultrasound Findings in Young Women with Chronic Pelvic Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study Tempest, Nicola Efstathiou, Ekaterina Petros, Zena Hapangama, Dharani K. J Clin Med Article Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is one of the most common chronic pain problems experienced by women, with prevalence rates comparable to asthma and back pain. However, it is poorly understood and causative pathology is only seldom found. We aimed to establish prevalence of abnormal findings at diagnostic laparoscopy in young women with CPP after normal findings at clinical examination and pelvic ultrasound scan. Information was retrospectively collected on all laparoscopies undertaken on women aged 16–30 years with normal preoperative findings over a 24-month period. One-hundred-and-fifty women (mean age 25 years and BMI 24.5) were included with laparoscopic examination revealing normal anatomy in 110 (73.3%) and pathology in 40 (27.2%). Endometriosis was detected in 30 (20%); 25 (16.7%) stage 1, 2 (1.3%) stage 2, 2 (1.3%) stage 3 and 1 (0.7%) stage 4. Most laparoscopies carried out on young women with CPP and normal clinical examination and pelvic ultrasound scan showed no significant clinical stigmata of pelvic disease. Women should be fully informed of the multifactorial nature of CPP and there should be a comprehensive management pathway for these women, as proceeding with invasive laparoscopy does not provide additional benefit when investigating CPP in the context of risk, cost and effect on long-term wellbeing. MDPI 2020-08-10 /pmc/articles/PMC7464721/ /pubmed/32785173 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm9082593 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Tempest, Nicola Efstathiou, Ekaterina Petros, Zena Hapangama, Dharani K. Laparoscopic Outcomes after Normal Clinical and Ultrasound Findings in Young Women with Chronic Pelvic Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study |
title | Laparoscopic Outcomes after Normal Clinical and Ultrasound Findings in Young Women with Chronic Pelvic Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study |
title_full | Laparoscopic Outcomes after Normal Clinical and Ultrasound Findings in Young Women with Chronic Pelvic Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study |
title_fullStr | Laparoscopic Outcomes after Normal Clinical and Ultrasound Findings in Young Women with Chronic Pelvic Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study |
title_full_unstemmed | Laparoscopic Outcomes after Normal Clinical and Ultrasound Findings in Young Women with Chronic Pelvic Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study |
title_short | Laparoscopic Outcomes after Normal Clinical and Ultrasound Findings in Young Women with Chronic Pelvic Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study |
title_sort | laparoscopic outcomes after normal clinical and ultrasound findings in young women with chronic pelvic pain: a cross-sectional study |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7464721/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32785173 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm9082593 |
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