Case perspective
How a typical case of pelvic pain second opinion unfolds — from first symptom to a named diagnosis — in the practice of Prof. Dr Renaud Bollens.
Ask for a second opinion when your pain has lasted more than six months, when investigations have been normal, when treatment has been symptomatic only, or when nobody has yet named a mechanism for your pain.
A useful second opinion is not just another appointment. It is a structured review of every previous investigation, imaging study and treatment response by someone who sees this pattern constantly.
Patients from the United States regularly send their records to Pelvic Institute for review before travelling. Most of the work — history, records, imaging, planning — happens before anyone books a flight.
Every case at Pelvic Institute is assessed by the operating surgeon, with more than 600 pelvic procedures behind that judgment.