TY - JOUR AU - Brichant, Géraldine AU - Denef, Marie AU - Tebache, Linda AU - Poismans, Gaëlle AU - Pinzauti, Serena AU - Dechenne, Valérie AU - Nisolle, Michelle PY - 2018 DA - 2018/07/20 TI - Chronic pelvic pain and the role of exploratory laparoscopy as diagnostic and therapeutic tool: a retrospective observational study JO - Gynecological Surgery SP - 13 VL - 15 IS - 1 AB - Forty percent of exploratory laparoscopies are performed for chronic pelvic pain (CPP). However, a final diagnosis is still unreported in 35% of the patients. We decided to evaluate the identification of pathological lesions and the improvement of painful symptoms in patients with CPP and normal physical examination and imaging and who are scheduled for exploratory laparoscopy. The prospective study was designed in a tertiary referral center for endometriosis. Forty-eight patients complaining of CPP and scheduled for exploratory laparoscopy were included. Pelvic pain intensity was assessed using the visual analogue pain scale (VAS), and at inclusion, negative clinical and imaging assessments were required. During exploratory laparoscopy, the recognized lesions were reported and different surgical treatment options were performed depending on the location of the lesion. SN - 1613-2084 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s10397-018-1045-5 DO - 10.1186/s10397-018-1045-5 ID - Brichant2018 ER -