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POPSS Syndrome

  

Undiagnosed Groin, Abdominal and Pelvic Pain - A Great Masquerader

   INTRODUCTION

   CAUSES (ETIOLOGY) &      PRECIPITATING FACTORS

   METHOD

   SYMPTOMS

   DIAGNOSIS

   TREATMENT

   RESULTS

   SILENT SUFFERERS

   PHYSICIANS' ROLE AND      RESPONSIBILITY

   SPORTSMAN'S HERNIA

   GENERAL SURGERY

   UROLOGY

   GYNECOLOGY

   CONCLUSION

   PROFILE OF THE AUTHOR

   TESTIMONIALS

   LINKS

   PHYSICAL THERAPISTS

   REFERENCES

   DOWNLOADS

POPSS SYNDROME

LINKS:

     International Pelvic Pain Society

      POPSS Syndrome - Detailed Overview

     References:

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2.      LeBlanc KE, LeBlanc KA. Groin pain in athletes. Hernia. 2003; 7:68-71.

3.      Howard F, Perry PJ, Carter J, El-Minaw AM. Pelvic Pain: Diagnosis and Management. 2000,
          Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins.

4.      Wise D and Anderson R. A Headache in the Pelvis. 4th ed. 2003. Occidental, CA: National
         Center for the Pelvic Pain Research

5.      Baker PK. Musculoskeletal origins of chronic pelvic pain. Diagnosis and treatment Obstet
         Gynecol Clin North Am. 1993; 20 (4):719- 742.

6.      Fitzgibbon RJ: Groin pain management. Postgraduate Panel Discussion. GS18. American
         College of Surgeons Conference 2003.

7.      Joesting DR. Diagnosis and treatment of sportsman’s hernia. Curr Sports Med Rep. 2002;
         1:121-4.

8.      Meyers, WC, Lanfranco A, Castellanos A. Surgical management of chronic lower abdominal
          pain and groin pain in highperformance athletes. Curr Sports Med Rep. 2002; 1:301-305.

9.      EU Hernia Trialists Collaboration. Repair of groin hernia with synthetic mesh: metaanalysis
         of randomized controlled trials. Ann Surg. 2002; 235; 322-332

10.    Heim LJ. Evaluation and differential diagnosis of dyspareunia. Am Fam Physician. 2001;
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