Role of laparoscopy in the management of chronic pelvic pain

L S Dwarakanath; P S Persad; K S Khan

Role of laparoscopy in the management of chronic pelvic pain

Hosp Med. 1998 Aug;59(8):627-31.

Authors

L S Dwarakanath¹, P S Persad, K S Khan

Affiliation

¹ Birmingham Women's Health Care NHS Trust.

PMID: 9829056

Abstract

Laparoscopy has rapidly become an important diagnostic and therapeutic tool in gynaecological surgery. The entity of chronic pelvic pain is best investigated laparoscopically before any treatment is planned. Often diagnosis and treatment can be a one-stage procedure.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Chronic Disease
Female
Gastrointestinal Diseases / complications
Gastrointestinal Diseases / therapy
Genital Diseases, Female / complications
Genital Diseases, Female / therapy
Humans
Laparoscopy
Musculoskeletal Diseases / complications
Musculoskeletal Diseases / therapy
Pelvic Pain / etiology*
Pelvic Pain / therapy
Urologic Diseases / complications
Urologic Diseases / therapy