INTRODUCTION Chronic idiopathic anal pain (CIAP) remains a diagnosis of exclusion. Its study and management still lack a standardized protocol. The aim of this study is to evaluate the results obtained with the diagnostic-therapeutic protocol established in our service. MATERIAL AND METHODS We performed a retrospective study of patients diagnosed with CIAP at the Colorectal Unit of the Genera...

BACKGROUND Intramuscular myxoma is a rare benign soft tissue tumour of mesenchymal origin, which appears as a painless mass of slow growth. Early diagnosis is important in order to differentiate it from other entities, especially soft tissue sarcoma. CLINICAL CASES Two cases, both women with a mean age of 52.5 years (range 40-65) are presented. The first was seen due to growth of a gluteal ma...

Özet Amaç: Koksigodini, koksigeal bölgede ağrı ve hassasiyetle kendini gösteren klinik bir durumdur. Travma en yaygın etyolojik faktördür. Biz klasik tedavi protokolleri ile iyileşememiş koksigodinili hastalarda kaudal epidural puls radyofrekans (PRF) tedavisinin etkinliğini araştırmayı ve uzun dönem sonuçlarını incelemeyi amaçladık. Gereç ve Yöntem: Çalışmaya, ağrı kliniğimizde kaudal epidural...

Coccydynia (pain in the coccyx or tailbone) is a fairly common pain in the bottom of backbone that spreads towards sacrum and lower legs. Supportive treatments, such as corticosteroids, use of muscle relaxants and correction of body position can help relieve the pain. In recent years, the use of laser is introduced as an effective method to reduce backbone pain. The purpose of this study is to ...

No satisfactory therapy has yet been found to relieve many chronic pelviperineal pains such as Dyspareunia, Vulvodynia, Coccygodynia and other various pelvic pains, although these can be highly disruptive in everyday life. They may be brought on by an osteo-myo-fascial disorder, often undetected despite the possibility to effectively treat, this condition using manual medicine in the gynaecolog...

AIM An evaluation of treatment methods and outcomes for coccygodynia cases that do not respond to conservative treatment. MATERIAL AND METHODS Local anesthetic and steroid injections were applied in 32 coccygodynia cases that did not respond to conservative treatment (average of 15 months). Coccyx excision was performed as surgical treatment in 25 cases that had pain relief after the injectio...