{"paper_id":"312faeb1-44c4-4e6e-90a5-c0a3bd98ab20","body_text":"Abstract\n13.1\nChronic pelvic pain may be defined as on going pelvic pain or discomfort that results in suffering with psychological and social consequences for a period of more than 6 months. For the purposes of this chapter it does not include pain due to primary, secondary or recurrent malignant disease.\nAccess this chapter\nTax calculation will be finalised at checkout\nPurchases are for personal use only\nPreview\nUnable to display preview. Download preview PDF.\nSimilar content being viewed by others\nSuggested Reading\nGoodson J (1981) Pudendal neuritis from biking (letter). N Engl J Med 304:365\nMavillon J, Thomas D, Leroi AM, Freger P, Michot F, Denis P (1999) Results of pudendal nerve neurolysis-transposition in 12 patients suffering from pudendal neuralgia. Dis Colon Rectum 42:186–192\nRobert R, Prat-Pradal D, Labat JJ, Bensignor M, Raoul S, Rebai R, Le Borgne J (1998) Anatomic basis of chronic pain: role of the pudendal nerve. Surg Radiol Anat 20:93–98\nRobert R, Labat JJ, Bensignor M, Glemain P, Deschamps C, Raoul S Hamel O (2005) Decompression and transposition of the pudendal nerve in pudendal neuralgia: a randomised controlled trial and long-term results. Eur Urol 47:403–408\nWald A (2001) Anorectal and pelvic pain in women. J Clin Gastroenterol 33:283–288\nAuthor information\nAuthors and Affiliations\nEditor information\nEditors and Affiliations\nRights and permissions\nCopyright information\n© 2008 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg\nAbout this chapter\nCite this chapter\nMeurette, G., Labat, JJ. (2008). Pain Syndromes. In: Herold, A., Lehur, PA., Matzel, K., O'Connell, P. (eds) Coloproctology. European Manual of Medicine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-71217-6_13\nDownload citation\nDOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-71217-6_13\nPublisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg\nPrint ISBN: 978-3-540-71216-9\nOnline ISBN: 978-3-540-71217-6\neBook Packages: MedicineMedicine (R0)\nKeywords\n- Interstitial Cystitis\n- Pudendal Nerve\n- Chronic Pelvic Pain\n- Ischial Spine\n- Pudendal Nerve Terminal Motor Latency\nThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.","source_license":"CC0","license_restricted":false}