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ReviewAmerican journal of obstetrics and gynecology2011

Gynecologic management of neuropathic pain.

Frank F Tu, Kevin M Hellman, Miroslav M Backonja

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Review in American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Sacral Nerve Modulation Alleviates Neuropathic Pelvic Pain Through Modulation of the Spinal Immune Microenvironment and Microglial Activation.Journal of neuroimmune pharmacology : the official journal of the Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Frank F TuDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL, USA.
Kevin M Hellman
Miroslav M Backonja
University of Chicago · USUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison · US

Funding

Novel Pelvic Floor Pain Measures to Enhance Female Pelvic Pain EvaluationK23HD054645 · NICHD · ENDEAVOR HEALTH CLINICAL OPERATIONS · PI TU, FRANK FU-SHENG · 2008 to 2012
$540k
NICHD NIH HHS K23 HD054645NICHD NIH HHS K23HD054645
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Obstetrician/gynecologists often are the initial management clinicians for pelvic neuropathic pain. Although treatment may require comprehensive team management and consultation with other specialists, there are a few critical and basic steps that can be performed during an office visit that offer the opportunity to improve quality of life significantly in this patient population. A key first step is a thorough clinical examination to map the pain site physically and to identify potentially involved nerves. Only limited evidence exists about how best to manage neuropathic pain; generally, a combination of surgical, manipulative, or pharmacologic methods should be considered. Experimental methods to characterize more precisely the nature of the nerve dysfunction exist to diagnose and treat neuropathic pain; however, additional scientific evidence is needed to recommend these options unanimously. In the meantime, an approach that was adopted from guidelines of the International Association for the Study of Pain has been tailored for gynecologic pain.

Indexed as

AnalgesiaAnalgesicsDecompression, SurgicalHumansNerve BlockNeuralgiaPain MeasurementPelvic PainPhysical ExaminationAnalgesics

Identifiers

PMID21777899
PMCPMC3205239
OpenAlexW2021384714

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Registered trials

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