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Sacral Neuromodulation: Foray into Chronic Pelvic Pain in End Stage Endometriosis
Joint Authors
Lavonius, Maija
Suvitie, Pia
Varpe, Pirita
Huhtinen, Heikki
Source
Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-03-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Excision of all endometriotic lesions is the method of choice in the treatment of severe endometriosis resistant to medical therapy.
The infiltrating nature of the disease as well as extensive surgery may, however, cause chronic pain that cannot be relieved by either surgery or hormonal treatment.
As a pilot treatment, we tested the effect of sacral neuromodulation (SNM) for four endometriosis patients suffering chronic pelvic pain and pelvic organ dysfunction after radical surgical treatment.
Three out of four patients reported improvement in their symptoms during the neuromodulation testing period and a permanent pulse generator was installed.
After 2.5 years, all three patients report better quality of life and want to continue with SNM.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lavonius, Maija& Suvitie, Pia& Varpe, Pirita& Huhtinen, Heikki. 2017. Sacral Neuromodulation: Foray into Chronic Pelvic Pain in End Stage Endometriosis. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lavonius, Maija…[et al.]. Sacral Neuromodulation: Foray into Chronic Pelvic Pain in End Stage Endometriosis. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Lavonius, Maija& Suvitie, Pia& Varpe, Pirita& Huhtinen, Heikki. Sacral Neuromodulation: Foray into Chronic Pelvic Pain in End Stage Endometriosis. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1147094
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1147094