Chronic Pelvic Pain

Vercellini - Chronic pelvic pain
£49.49 (discounted from £54.99)
£49.49
Authors/editors: Paolo Vercellini
ISBN: 978-1-4443-3066-3
Page count: 183
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Publication year: 2011

A new addition to the Gynecology in Practice series, Chronic Pelvic Pain provides a practical guide to diagnosing and treating chronic pelvic pain in women. Emphasizing diagnosis, management and psychological aspects, the book assists gynecologists to better care for their patients suffering from this condition. As a part of the series, various feature boxes are highlighted throughout. "Tips and Tricks" give suggestions on how to improve outcomes through practical technique or patient questioning. In addition, "Caution" warning boxes supply helpful advice on how to avoid problems and "Science Revisited" boxes offer quick reminders of the basic science principles necessary for understanding the presented concepts.

Table of contents:
  1. Neurobiology of Chronic Pelvic Pain
  2. The Differential Diagnosis of Chronic Pelvic Pain
  3. Psychiatric Causes of Chronic Pelvic Pain and Impact of Chronic Pelvic Pain on Psychological Status
  4. Endometriosis: Pathogenesis and Management of Pain
  5. Pelvic Infections and Chronic Pelvic Pain
  6. The Pelvic Congestion Syndrome
  7. Chronic Pelvic Pain and Adhesions
  8. Fibroids, Adenomyosis, and Chronic Pelvic Pain
  9. Bladder Pain Syndrome and Other Urological Causes of Chronic Pelvic Pain
  10. Chronic Pelvic Pain of Enterocolic Origin
  11. Musculoskeletal Causes of Chronic Pelvic Pain
  12. Dyspareunia: Causes and Treatments (including Vestibulodynia)
  13. Management of Chronic Pelvic Pain in the Adolescent Woman
  14. Multidisciplinary Management of Chronic Pelvic Pain without Obvious Pathology
  15. The Role of Definitive Surgery in the Management of Chronic Pelvic Pain and Posthysterectomy Pain
  16. Alternative Treatments for Chronic Pelvic Pain

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