[25 patients undergoing laparoscopy for pelvic pain].

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Laparoscopic investigation of 25 women with chronic pelvic pain revealed adhesions, annexitis, and prior infections as common findings, with an infection importance coefficient guiding diagnosis and treatment.

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25 patients have involved in this research, who have chronic gynecologic pelvic pain and each of them had normal gynecologic examination. Chronic pelvic pain has been found mostly between 30-39 years age group married, multipar females, associated with 44% dysmenorrhea, 36 p. cent dyspareunaie. Cultures and clinical examinations were all negative as a sign of infection. Experienced intra-abdominal operation or infection were causes of pelvic pain (48%), especially appendectomy has a prominent place (75%). Laparoscopic investigation showed: 16 p. cent adhesions, 28 p. cent chronic annexitis, 16 p. cent experienced pelvic inflammatory disease, 8 p. cent uterine leiomyoma, 4 p. cent each endometriosis, experienced parametritis and haemorrhagic lutein cysts. Instead of making group of lesions, we prefer to describe it, in numbers as infection importance coefficient (IIC), which is developed for this research. IIC 0-2 points presents insufficient organic causes, it does not represent the cause of pain. Non organic and non gynecologic reasons must be the cause of pain. Non organic and non gynecologic reasons must be investigated. IIC 3-5 points presents minor experienced intraabdominal infection. Secondary cases like myoma, ovarian cysts, chronic cervicitis should be considered first as reason. IIC 6 points and more presents direct organic deficiency suitable surgery is the treatment of choice of this group.

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endometriosischronic_pelvic_paindysmenorrhea

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Laparoscopy Pain Pelvis Adult Chronic Disease Female Hospitals, University Humans Laparoscopy Laparoscopy Middle Aged Pain Pain Pain Risk Factors Severity of Illness Index Turkey Turkey

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