Table 1.
Distribution of preoperative indications for surgery among patients randomized either to ilioinguinal-iliohypogastric nerve block (Group I) or saline control (Group II).
| IINB Group I n = 28 |
Saline/controls Group II n = 32 |
|
| Leiomyoma | 14 (50) | 18 (56.3) |
| Adenomyosis | 2 (7.1) | 6 (18.8) |
| Endometriosis | 2 (7.1) | 4 (12.5) |
| Ovarian cyst | 1 (3.6) | 1 (3.1) |
| Cervical carcinoma | 3 (10.7) | 1 (3.1) |
| Endometrial hyperplasia/carcinoma | 2 (7.1) | 1 (3.1) |
| CPP/DUB | 5 (17.9) | 1 (3.1) |
Note: Data presented as patient number and (%). CPP/DUB = chronic pelvic pain/dysfunctional uterine bleeding. Totals exceed number enrolled because some patients had multiple pre-operative diagnoses.