Interventional Management of Pelvic Pain

Dr. Alaa Abd-Elsayed joined the faculty of the Anesthesiology Department at the University of Wisconsin in 2014 to provide Chronic Pain Medicine Services as part of the Interventional Pain Program. He received his medical training at Assiut University Medical School in Egypt, completed a master's degree in Public Health, research fellowship at Cleveland Clinic, and residency in anesthesiology and pain management fellowship at University of Cincinnati. As part of the Interventional Pain Program, Dr. Abd-Elsayed evaluates patients at the Pain Clinic, and when an interventional pain treatment is appropriate, performs procedures at the Madison Surgery Center. Over the course of his career, he has received numerous research grants, published more than 70 peer-reviewed manuscripts and authored several editorials and book chapters. He has presented at more than 60 international and national conferences and has earned more than 15 awards at the state and national levels. In addition, he has served as a reviewer for more than 20 journals and as an editor to several journals.

4 Stars! "...presents a comprehensive approach to the diagnosis and the management of pelvic pain. Following a thorough description of anatomy of the pelvis, the book provides various management strategies, ranging from noninvasive to invasive therapies, and concludes with a description of pelvic pain in special populations.... [Also] provides a comprehensive approach to the management of pelvic pain.... The book highlights risk factors for pelvic pain to help clinicians with diagnosis-pelvic pain is common in both men and women.... The figures in the book are outstanding and truly enhance learning.... This book is comprehensive and covers a topic -- pelvic pain -- that may receive a single chapter in other pain books. It is logical in its organization. Any providers that encounter patients with this symptom will clearly benefit from this book; even those who are experienced either will refresh old knowledge or will learn new information." Review by Robert Gaiser, MD (Yale School of Medicine), ©Doody's Review Service, 2025. Doody's Score: 96, 4 Stars!

• 1. Anatomy of the Pelvis2. The Impact of Pelvic Pain on Body Function and Daily Life3. Epidemiology of Chronic Pelvic Pain4. The Psychology of Pelvic Pain5. Nonpharmacological Therapies for Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome6. Pharmacological Therapies7. Trigger Point Injections8. Superior Hypogastric Plexus Block9. Ganglion Impar Block10. Caudal Epidural Steroid Injections11. Neuromodulation in Chronic Pelvic Pain12. Interventional Transvaginal Approach for Pelvic Pain Management13. Ilioinguinal Nerve Block14. Genitofemoral Nerve Blocks15. Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Block16. Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block17. Special Considerations: Pelvic Pain in the LGBTQ+ Community18. Gender - Affirming Surgery: Perioperative Approach