Research Mentor Name
Dr. David Eisenstein
Research Mentor Email Address
Deisens1@hfhs.org
Institution / Department
Henry Ford Health System
Document Type
Research Abstract
Research Type
clinicalresearch
Level of Research
yes
Type of Post-Bachelor Degree
MD
Abstract
Despite the prevalence of chronic pelvic pain (CPP)— affecting one in seven women in the U.S.— its cause is often unknown. As such, an evaluation of our current approaches to the work-up of CPP is warranted. Laparoscopy is considered a gold standard tool in the evaluation of CPP with 40% of all laparoscopies in the U.S. performed for this condition [1]. However, limited data exists portraying the clinical importance and outcomes for repeat diagnostic laparoscopies. This is a retrospective case-control study to determine the incidence of multiple laparoscopies for CPP over the past 10 years, and to compare outcomes between patients who underwent single (SL) vs multiple (ML) laparoscopies. We propose that patients who undergo multiple laparoscopies warrant discussion of hysterectomy as our results indicate that resolution of pain in patients who undergo multiple laparoscopies for the indication of CPP is similar to patients undergoing hysterectomy after single laparoscopy.
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences | Other Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment | Surgical Procedures, Operative
Recommended Citation
Shukr, Ghadear; Gonte, Madeleine R.; Webber, Victoria; and Eisenstein, David, "Single vs. Multiple Laparoscopies: Pain Status One Year Post-Hysterectomy for Chronic Pelvic Pain" (2020). Medical Student Research Symposium. 33.
https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/som_srs/33
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Other Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Commons, Surgical Procedures, Operative Commons