Pelvic Pain: Diagnosis and ManagementThis clinical guide offers much-needed assistance in pinpointing the c ause of acute, chronic, and recurring pelvic pain and recommends the m ost effective medical or surgical treatment for the pain and the under lying disorder. The chapters present detailed, methodical guidelines f or the workup of the patient with chronic pelvic pain and for the diag nosis and treatment of the many disorders that cause pelvic discomfort . The section on diagnosis and treatments follows an organ-based appro ach, providing the most efficient, cost-effective way to "rule out" va rious causes of pelvic pain. Appendices include pain maps, pain diarie s, pain scales, and depression scales. |
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Contents
Acknowledgement vit 14 Endometriosis and Endosalpingiosis | 125 |
Contributing Authors xi 15 Uterine Leiomyomas | 151 |
Introduction 3 Ahmed M ElMinawi and Fred M Howard | 162 |
Taking a History 7 Syndrome | 171 |
Physical Examination 26 19 Pelvic Inflammatory Disease | 184 |
Radiation Cystitis | 271 |
Urolithiasis | 277 |
Urethral Diverticulum | 300 |
Dysmenorrhea 100 26 Diverticular Disease 229 | 229 |
Dyspareunia 112 28 Irritable Bowel Disease 238 | 238 |
Endocervical and EndometriaJ Polyps 122 29 Peritoneal Cysts 246 | 246 |
Lumbar Vertebral Disease 359 | 359 |
Fibromyalgia 381 | 381 |
Neoplasia of the Spinal Cord or Sacral | 414 |
Pelvic Floor Pain Syndrome 429 | 429 |
Systemic Metabolic and Other Diseases | 438 |
Chronic Urethral Syndrome | 309 |
Laboratory and Imaging Evaluation 43 20 Pelvic Floor Relaxation | 537 |
DIAGNOSES | 543 |
Musculoskeletal System | 544 |
Abdominal Wall and Pelvic Myofascial Trigger | 38 |
Reproductive System 22 Carcinoma of the Colon 211 | 211 |
Adhesions 93 24 Colitis 217 | 217 |
Bipolar Disorders 444 | 444 |
Familial Mediterranean Fever 459 | 459 |
Herpes Zoster Neuralgias 466 | 466 |
Sleep and Sleep Disturbance 474 | 474 |
Somatic Referral 485 | 485 |
Chronic Pain as a Diagnosis 493 | 493 |
Abuse and Chronic Pain 509 | 509 |
Common terms and phrases
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Principles of Gender-Specific Medicine Marianne J. Legato,John P. Bilezikian No preview available - 2004 |
Bibliographic information
| Title | Pelvic Pain: Diagnosis and Management |
| Editor | Fred M. Howard |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2000 |
| ISBN | 0781717248, 9780781717243 |
| Length | 529 pages |
| Subjects | › Medical / Gynecology & Obstetrics |
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