title: [Gynecological aspects of pain in the lower abdomen].
abstract: Lower abdominal pain in women may be a manifestation of disorders of various organ systems. In addition to surgical, urological, orthopedic, neurological, and psychogenic problems, gynecological causes have a major role to play. In the absence of other confirmed causes, women with acute or chronic lower-abdominal pain must therefore be submitted to a gynecological investigation. Important components of such an investigation are clinical gynecological examination and transvaginal ultrasonography. In women of childbearing age, a pregnancy test should always be performed. For both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes, laparoscopy is constantly gaining in importance.
authors.affiliation: Universitätsfrauenklinik Ulm. felix.flock@medizin.uni-ulm.de
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Flock
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sauer
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019160:Endosonography; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011258:Pregnancy Tests