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Conscious pain mapping
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of South Alabama College of Medicine, Mobile, Alabama, USA.
Study Objective:
To present the technique and usefulness of conscious pain mapping.
Design:
Prospective, observational study (Canadian Task Force classification II-2).
Setting:
Gynecology departments of a university-affiliated hospital and a private community hospital.
Patients:
Fifty consecutive women undergoing diagnostic microlaparoscopy.
Interventions:
Conscious pain mapping was performed in all 50 women.
Measurements And Main Results:
Conscious pain mapping helped to identify foci of chronic pelvic pain. The appendix and pelvic adhesions accounted for a significant amount of pelvic pain in these women.
Conclusions:
Conscious pain mapping helps to uncover sites of pelvic pain that might not be identified during traditional laparoscopy under general anesthesia.