Superior hypogastric plexu block as an effective treatment method forendometriosis - related chronic pelvic pain

We aimed to investigate the effect of superior hypogastric plexu block on pain relief and quality of life ofpatients with refractory endometriosis . Sixteen patients with refractory endometriosisunderwent SHP block . The outcome measures included visual analogue scale for chronic pelvic pain, VAS fordysmenorrhea ,and VAS for dysparunia . The short -form endometriosis health profile (EHP-۵) Was used tomeasure quality of life . All the outcome measures were evaluated at weeks ۰,۱,۴,۱۲ and ۲۴ . the meanbaseline VAS scores significantly improved from ۵۴.۳+_۱۸ to ۲۴.۶+_۱۳.۳ (p<۰.۰۰۱). the positive effects ofSHP were not diminished over time. No serious adverse effect was noticed in any of the patients . Preliminaryresults suggest the SHP block could be used as an effective method in pain control and improvement ofquality of life in refractory endometriosisSHP=superior Hypogastric plexus and VAS = Visual Analogue Scale