title: [Chronic pelvic pain in adolescent girls].
abstract: Chronic pelvic pain is a serious problem in paediatric and adolescent gynaecology, because it reaches approximately 10-20% level among outpatients. In diagnostics of chronic pelvic pain in adolescent girls both gynaecological and non-gynaecological reasons should be considered. The diagnostic process should include: a medical history, physical examination, gynaecological examination (rectal or vaginal examination), laboratory tests and imaging studies (ultrasonography, magnetic resonance). Moreover, in the diagnostic process a laparoscopy is recommended to be carried out in girls and teenagers with chronic pelvic pain. The therapy of chronic pelvic pain in adolescent girls involves: pharmacotherapy, surgical methods (laparoscopy/laparotomy), alternative pain therapy and psychotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Katedra Zdrowia Kobiety, Slaski Uniwersytet Medyczny, Katowice. cor111@poczta.onet.pl
authors.forename: Agnieszka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Drosdzol
authors.forename: Violetta
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Skrzypulec
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D011613:Psychotherapy