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Pain Res Treat. 2017;2017:9472925. doi: 10.1155/2017/9472925. Epub 2017 Nov 20.

Chronic Pelvic Pain: Assessment, Evaluation, and Objectivation.

Pain research and treatment

Maria Beatrice Passavanti, Vincenzo Pota, Pasquale Sansone, Caterina Aurilio, Lorenzo De Nardis, Maria Caterina Pace

Affiliations

  1. Department of Woman, Child, General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy.

PMID: 29359045 PMCID: PMC5735788 DOI: 10.1155/2017/9472925

Abstract

Chronic Pelvic Pain (CPP) and Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (CPPS) have a significant impact on men and women of reproductive and nonreproductive age, with a considerable burden on overall quality of life (QoL) and on psychological, functional, and behavioural status. Moreover, diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties are remarkable features in many patients. Therefore evaluation, assessment and objectivation tools are often necessary to properly address each patient and consequently his/her clinical needs. Here we review the different tools for pain assessment, evaluation, and objectivation; specific features regarding CPP/CPPS will be highlighted. Also, recent findings disclosed with neuroimaging investigations will be reviewed as they provide new insights into CPP/CPPS pathophysiology and may serve as a tool for CPP assessment and objectivation.

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