Objectives. This study was done to evaluate three bedside tests in discriminating visceral pain from somatic pain among women with chronic pelvic pain. Study Design. The study was an exploratory cross-sectional evaluation of 81 women with chronic pelvic pain of 6 or more months' duration. Tests included abdominal cutaneous allodynia (aCA), perineal cutaneous allodynia (pCA), abdominal and perin...

•Pelvic exenteration can be used in patients with multifocal recurrence.•Ability to achieve negative margins remains a necessity for pelvic exenteration.•Individualized treatments are essential for those with recurrent malignancy.

This case report illustrates the dynamic and static renal scintigraphic images of a patient with an unusual large diverticulum of the renal pelvis. The initial diagnosis by intravenous pyelography (IVP) and ultrasonographic (US) examination was a renal pelvic diverticulum of the left kidney, and the patient was referred to the nuclear medicine department for exploration of the effect of the pel...

Two new species of Hymenocephalus are described from the New Zealand region and Tasman Sea. Hymenocephalus fuscus sp. n. has 11-12 pelvic fin rays, is darkly pigmented, with enlarged bony ridges on the dorsal aspects of head, lacks a chin barbel, has few (16-19) gill rakers on inner side of first arch and is similar to other species in the H. aterrimus species group. Hymenocephalus maculicaudus...

Excretory and reproductive functions are underlaid by autonomicand somatic-neural control that regulates the pelvic and the perineal structures in mammals. Viscera and striated and smooth muscles are involved in complex and multiple reflexes occurring in the pelvic cavity (Komisaruk and Sansone, 2003; Pacheco et al., 1989; Thor and de Groat, 2010). In women, this region must accommodate the gro...

OBJECTIVE To compare biometric measurements of the pubovisceral muscle during rest, measured using transperineal three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). METHODS In this prospective study, 18 female volunteers underwent 3D perineal ultrasound examination and MRI. All women were examined at rest in the supine position and the following measurements were taken: ar...

INTRODUCTION Constipation is a relatively common problem affecting 15 percent of adults in the Western world, and over half of these cases are related to pelvic floor disorders. This article reviews the clinical presentation and diagnostic approach to posterior pelvic floor disorders, including how to image and treat them. METHODS A Pubmed search using keywords "rectal prolapse," "rectocele,"...

Cancer Pain Chronic pelvic and urogenital pain is a common and debilitating problem that has a significant impact on the quality of life of patients. These types of pain are some of the most common presenting symptoms for primary care doctors and fall within the practice of most medical specialties, but particularly urology, gynecology, and gastroenterology. Many urological, gastrointestinal, a...

Populations of threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) differ widely in spine number, extent of body armour, body depth, jaw length as well as many other traits [1] and provide an opportunity to gain insight into mechanisms of morphological diversification. The phenotypic differences are heritable but the gene(s) involved have not yet been identified [2]. We focused on the pelvic girdle...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Chronic pelvic pain affects 15% of women. Our objective was to evaluate empiric laparoscopic inguinal exploration and mesh placement in this population. METHODS Retrospective cohort with follow-up questionnaire of women with lateralizing chronic pelvic pain (right or left), ipsilateral inguinal tenderness on pelvic examination, no clinical hernia on abdominal examinat...