Superior hypogastric plexus block as an effective treatment method for endometriosis-related chronic pelvic pain: an open-label pilot clinical trial

We aimed to investigate the effect of superior hypogastric plexus (SHP) block on pain relief and quality of life of patients with refractory endometriosis. Sixteen patients with refractory endometriosis underwent SHP block. The outcome measures included visual analogue scale (VAS) for chronic pelvic...

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Published in:Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology 2021-08, Vol.41 (6), p.966-971
Main Authors: Khodaverdi, Sepideh, Alebouyeh, Mahmoud Reza, Sadegi, Kambiz, Mehdizadehkashi, Abolfazl, Kaveh, Mania, Entezari, Saeid Reza, Mirzaei, Hossein, Khaledi, Mojdeh, Khodaverdi, Maryam
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Language:English
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Endometriosis
Investigations
Pain
pelvic pain
Quality of life
refractory
superior hypogastric plexus block
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Summary:We aimed to investigate the effect of superior hypogastric plexus (SHP) block on pain relief and quality of life of patients with refractory endometriosis. Sixteen patients with refractory endometriosis underwent SHP block. The outcome measures included visual analogue scale (VAS) for chronic pelvic pain, VAS for dysmenorrhoea, and VAS for dyspareunia. The short-form endometriosis health profile (EHP-5) was used to measure quality of life. All the outcome measures were evaluated at weeks 0, 1, 4, 12 and 24. The mean baseline VAS scores significantly improved after the SHP block (p 
ISSN:0144-3615
1364-6893
DOI:10.1080/01443615.2020.1820468