Maria Jimena Barroso Alverde¹, Mariana Ximena Vasco Rivero¹, Amairani Méndez Vionet², Maria Fernanda Bautista Gonzalez¹, Fernanda López Torres¹, Mauricio Muleiro Alvarez¹, Jimena Ruiz de Chávez Gascón¹, Isabel Noemi Torres¹, Felipe Esparza Salazar¹, Sylvia Salmun Nehmad¹, Alexa Cruz Olascoaga³, Ana Sierra Brozon⁴ and Ramiro Cabrera Carranco⁵*

¹Centro de Investigación en Ciencias de la Salud (CICSA), Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud Universidad Anáhuac México Norte, Mexico
²Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud Universidad Panamericana, Mexico
³Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Unidad Xochimilco, Mexico
⁴Neurovascular Pelvic Institute, San Juan del Rio Querétaro, Mexico
⁵Director del Departamento en Cirugía Pélvica, Doyenne High Quality and Multidisciplinary Treatment Center for Endometriosis, Mexico

*Corresponding Author: Ramiro Cabrera Carranco, Director del Departamento en Cirugía Pélvica, Doyenne High Quality and Multidisciplinary Treatment Center for Endometriosis, Mexico.

Received: August 11, 2023; Published: January 06, 2024

Abstract

Neuropelveology (NP) is a new discipline focused on common pelvic pathologies, meaning the diagnosis and treatment of pelvic nerve injuries associated with chronic pelvic pain (CPP), which is the main symptom for which patients seek gynecology services. CPP affects multiple organs due to the connection of the intrapelvic organs and their innervation with the autonomic and somatic nerve plexuses. Therefore, NP involves a multidisciplinary approach, primarily neurological, gynecological, neurosurgical, urological, and colorectal. Objective: To understand the general aspects of NP and its application in CPP. Methods: A systematic search was conducted in Pubmed using the following keywords: Neuropelveology, chronic pelvic pain, and pelvic nerves. The inclusion criteria were as follows: availability of the text and original and review articles with publication dates from 2008 to 2023, excluding articles that were not in English and not indexed. Results: We described the most important endpoints of NP found in the literature and made a table to understand the importance of NP in CPP.

Keywords: Pathology; Urology; Etiology

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Citation

Citation: Ramiro Cabrera Carranco., et al. “Anatomy and Generalities of the Pelvic Nerves, Neuropelveology, A Discipline for the Management and Approach of Chronic Pelvic Pain: Review of the Literature".Acta Scientific Women's Health 6.2 (2024): 19-27.

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