PURPOSE Myofascial pain is a possible etiology for category III chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome, either secondary to infection/inflammation or as the primary cause. We documented tenderness on physical examination in a large multicenter cohort of patients with chronic pelvic pain syndrome and compared to controls. MATERIALS AND METHODS Data were reviewed from the National Ins...

purpose this preliminary study aimed to determine the intrarater reliability of the quantitative tests for the study of non-specific low back pain. methods test-retest reliability of the measurements of ratio data was determined by an intraclass correlation coefficient (icc), standard error of measurements (sems), coefficient of variation (cv), and one-way repeated measures anova using the valu...

introduction: urinary incontinence (ui) is a common problem among adults living in the community and it is more frequent in women. its incidence increases with age, the number of pregnancy and body mass index (bmi). conservative management is recommended as the first-line treatment. physical therapies, particularly pelvic floor muscle exercise, are the mainstay of such conservative management. ...

introduction: the persian squirrel (sciurus anomalus) is considered the only well-known species of the family sciuridae in the middle east. since some people keep this squirrel as a domestic pet, their attendance at veterinary clinics is increasing. so far, no study has been conducted on the arterial supply of the pelvic cavity and limb in the squirrel. hence, this research was performed to fil...

BACKGROUND There is controversy about the appropriate sequence of urologic investigation in patients with pelvic fracture. Use of retrograde urethrography or cystography may interfere with regular pelvic CT scanning for arterial extravasation. STUDY DESIGN We performed a retrospective study at a regional trauma center in Toronto, Canada. Included were adult blunt trauma patients with pelvic f...

INTRODUCTION The human pelvic floor is a complex structure and pelvic floor dysfunction is seen frequently in females. MATERIALS AND METHODS This review focuses on the surgical reconstruction of the pelvic floor employing recent findings on functional anatomy. A selective literature research was performed by the authors. RESULTS Pelvic floor activity is regulated by 3 main muscular forces t...

Pelvic lipomatosis is a rare disease by excessive proliferation of the mature fat in the pelvic extraperitoneal space. Cystitis cystica, often occurring concurrently with pelvic lipomatosis, is a rare proliferative inflammatory disease of the bladder. The diagnosis of pelvic lipomatosis is established on radiographic examination, not on pathology. We report a case of pelvic lipomatosis associat...

A pelvic digit is a rare congenital anomaly and often an incidental radiographic finding. Here we present the first reported case of a 57-year-old Caucasian female with a pelvic digit and a chief complaint of dyspareunia. Radiographic studies and magnetic resonance imaging confirmed a stable bony excrescence from the inferior left ischium impinging on the pelvic floor. The patient underwent sur...

Stretching of the renal pelvic wall activates renal mechanosensitive neurons, resulting in an increase in afferent renal nerve activity (ARNA). Prostaglandin (PG)E(2) plays a crucial role in the activation of renal mechanosensitive neurons through facilitation of the release of substance P from the sensory neurons in the renal pelvic wall. Because wall stretch may induce cyclooxygenase-2 activi...

PURPOSE To determine the relation between pelvic varicose veins and lower extremity venous insufficiency in women with chronic pelvic pain. METHODS AND MATERIALS This study was done in Yuzuncu Yil University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology, with patients who were referred for abdominal and pelvic imaging between January 2007 and April 2008. A total of 1029 women with pelvic imagi...