title: Unexpected causes of gynecological pelvic pain.
abstract: During our day-to-day practice, we, as clinicians, occasionally come across patients whose symptomatology is atypical. In major teaching hospitals, it is usually easy to consult with other specialists to optimize patient management and standard of care. Our study patients were treated by the authors between January 1998 and January 2003. In this article, the authors report on 6 different cases of unexpected causes of pelvic pain, all of which were managed in a general gynecological unit at a major tertiary referral institution.
authors.affiliation: University of Queensland/Royal Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. ogmerian@ccs.uq.edu.au
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Erian
authors.forename: Glenda
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: McLaren
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000209:etiology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D017229:Enterobiasis / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007434:Intrauterine Devices / Q000009:adverse effects; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009095:Mullerian Ducts / Q000002:abnormalities; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011271:Pregnancy, Ectopic / Q000150:complications; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000150:complications; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014719:Vesicovaginal Fistula / Q000209:etiology