Perry CP

BackgroundChronic pelvic pain in women due to hernias may be misdiagnosed by practicing clinicians. These fascial defects, their symptoms, physical findings, and proper treatment must be known in order to help women experiencing this form o…

Chronic pelvic pain in women is a common and disabling illness caused by numerous organic pathologies usually accompanied by varying psychological dysfunctions. Many patients may receive misdiagnosis, misdirected therapies, or do not seek h…

Pelvic Pain Center, 2006 Brookwood Medical Center Drive, Suite 402, Women's Medical Center, Birmingham, AL 35209; E-mail: [email protected]

Study objectiveTo determine if women undergoing presacral neurectomy, hysterectomy, or other gynecologic surgery experience a greater frequency of constipation than those having no surgery.DesignConcurrent, nonrandomized, retrospective stud…

BACKGROUND: The retrocervical area of the pelvis is a particularly strategic location for dyspareunia-producing endometriotic lesions. Because this area is often hidden from view by the cervical bulge, it is necessary that close attention b…

This study was carried out to determine the efficacy of laparoscopic presacral neurectomy (LPSN) and to define its role in modern gynecology using a prospective consecutive cohort. One hundred three patients underwent LPSN, and 87 were incl…

Two patients undergoing diagnostic laparoscopy for chronic pelvic pain were discovered to have persistent omphalomesenteric ligaments. Excision was accomplished with Silastic banding and electrocauterization. These fibrous ligaments should …