{"paper_id":"4fac0015-c0bc-4f0e-b8dd-6dbc50dd7a26","body_text":"Definition\nLaparoscopic pain mapping is a diagnostic laparoscopy under local anesthesia, with or without conscious sedation, performed with the goal of identifying sources or generators of pain in women with chronic pelvic pain. It has been suggested that laparoscopic pain mapping can lead to the treatment of subtle or atypical areas of disease that might have been overlooked if the procedure had been done under general anesthesia (Almeida and Val-Gallas 1997). Also, it may help to avoid surgical interventions when there are no surgically treatable pain generators present. However, there are limited data confirming these potential benefits (Demco 1997).\nLaparoscopy under local anesthesia is not new, but its use as a diagnostic modality to localize areas of tenderness potentially responsible for chronic...\nAccess this chapter\nTax calculation will be finalised at checkout\nPurchases are for personal use only\nReferences\nAlmeida, O. D., Jr., & Val-Gallas, J. M. (1997). Conscious pain mapping. The Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists, 4, 587–590.\nDemco, L. A. (1997). Effect on negative laparoscopy rate in chronic pelvic pain patients using patient assisted laparoscopy. The Journal Society Laparoendoscopic Surgery, 1, 319–321.\nDemco, L. A. (1998). Mapping the source and character of pain due to endometriosis by patient-assisted laparoscopy. The Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists, 5, 241–245.\nHoward, F. M. (1994). Laparoscopic evaluation and treatment of women with chronic pelvic pain. The Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists, 1, 325–331.\nPalter, S. F., & Olive, D. L. (1996). Office microlaparoscopy under local anesthesia for chronic pelvic pain. The Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists, 3, 359–364.\nSteege, J. F. (1998). Superior hypogastric block during microlaparoscopic pain mapping. The Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists, 5, 265–267.\nWesselman, U. (1999). A call for recognizing, legitimizing, and treating chronic visceral pain syndromes. Pain Forum, 8, 146–150.\nZupi, E., Sbracia, M., Marconi, D., et al. (1999). Pain mapping during minilaparoscopy in infertile patients without pathology. The Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists, 6, 51–54.\nAuthor information\nAuthors and Affiliations\nCorresponding author\nEditor information\nEditors and Affiliations\nRights and permissions\nCopyright information\n© 2013 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg\nAbout this entry\nCite this entry\nHoward, F.M. (2013). Chronic Pelvic Pain, Laparoscopic Pain Mapping. In: Gebhart, G.F., Schmidt, R.F. (eds) Encyclopedia of Pain. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-28753-4_710\nDownload citation\nDOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-28753-4_710\nPublisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg\nPrint ISBN: 978-3-642-28752-7\nOnline ISBN: 978-3-642-28753-4\neBook Packages: Biomedical and Life SciencesReference Module Biomedical and Life Sciences","source_license":"CC0","license_restricted":false}