PELVIC PAIN OF ANORECTAL ORIGIN

Pelvic pain of anorectal origin should be carefully investigated. The detailed clinical history may be sufficient to establish diagnosis and determine the etiology of anorectal pain. The diagnosis should be con firmed by complementary clinical investigations. The diagnosis of esse ntial anorectal pain can be established only after failure of measures instituted to correct organic lesions and if pain persists. Among typ es of essential anorectal pain, coccygodinia and nervus pudendus entra pment are responsive to precise and effective management.