Conscious pain mapping.
OBJECTIVE
To present the technique and usefulness of conscious pain mapping.


METHODS
Prospective, observational study (Canadian Task Force classification II-2).


METHODS
Gynecology departments of a university-affiliated hospital and a private community hospital.


METHODS
Fifty consecutive women undergoing diagnostic microlaparoscopy.


METHODS
Conscious pain mapping was performed in all 50 women.


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.
Almeida
O D
OD
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of South Alabama College of Medicine, Mobile, Alabama, USA.
Val-Gallas
J M
JM
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery