Athmaja Thottungal

This chapter provides an overview of visceral pain conditions which are common in pain medicine. Abdominal pain, pelvic pain, vulvodynia, and proctalgia, as well as chronic pancreatitis and their complex underlying causes are listed. Key fe…

It is well known that many cases of DE in women without endometrioma are often missed at pelvic ultrasound or only detected for the first time at the laparoscopy. This study aims to examine the prevalence of 3 important ultrasound markers t…

It is well known that DE is still under diagnosed in patients with endometrioma on transvaginal ultrasound (TVUS). Many cases of DE without endometrioma are diagnosed only at laparoscopy. This study aims to examine the prevalence of DE in p…

Tail gut cysts (TGC) are a rare developmental anomaly, due to the remnant embryonic hindgut. Symptomatic TGC can be challenging to diagnose and manage. There are only scant reports in published literature. We report two cases of TGC diagnos…

To assess the accuracy of preoperative sonovaginography for mapping of deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) lesions by correlating ultrasound findings with MRI and laparoscopic findings. A retrospective review was done of patients who had …

Urinary tract endometriosis affects 1% of patients with pelvic endometriosis and, in approximately 10%, there will be ureteric endometriosis. A significant proportion of these patients will have no symptoms or minimal symptoms. Bowel prepar…