دور تنظير البطن التشخيصي في تحديد أسباب الألم الحوضي المزمن

Abstract EN

Objective: Chronic pelvic pain is the most challenging symptom confronting the practitioner.

The etiology is diverse and can be further complicated.

The objective of the study was to assess the causes of pain by diagnostic laparoscopy in women with chronic pelvic pain.

Methods: The study is cross-sectional observational included 45 women with chronic pelvic pain.

The diagnostic laparoscopic had been done to all women who included in this study.

Laparoscopic data was collected and analyzed on SPSS version 23.

Results: Higher frequency of chronic pelvic pain was observed in women aged between 26-35 years (62.2%).

Infertility was the commonest co-existent complaints (53.3%).

On laparoscopic examination, pathological lesions were detected in 66.7%, pelvic adhesion was the commonest lesion (24.4%), and endometriosis was found in (20.0%).

Conclusions: Positive laparoscopic yield was high in women with chronic pelvic pain, so that diagnostic laparoscopy remains an effective tool in comprehensive evaluation of chronic pelvic pain.

Especially when chronic pelvic pain limits normal activities or requires the use of self-administered or prescribed drugs.