Laparoscopic appearances of peritoneal endometriosis

Dan C. Martin; Gary D. Hubert; Roger Vander Zwaag; Faten A. el-Zeky

doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)60429-6

Endometriosis Diagnosis

Laparoscopic appearances of peritoneal endometriosis

Martin DC, Hubert GD, Vander Zwaag R, el-Zeky FA

Fertility and sterility, 1989

DOI 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)60429-6 PMID 2521327

Abstract

This article studies endometriosis diagnosed in patients undergoing laparoscopy for infertility and/or pain from 1982 to 1988. The diagnosis of endometriosis at laparoscopy increased from 42% in 1982 to 72% in 1988. The greatest change is in "subtle" lesions, which increased from 15% in 1986 to 65% in 1988. An increased awareness and histologic confirmation of the protean presentation of endometriosis is associated with a significant increase in the diagnosis of endometriosis at laparoscopy.

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Endometriosis › Diagnosis › Staging and Classification · General Gynecology › Pelvic Pain › Chronic Pelvic Pain

Dan C. Martin, Gary D. Hubert, Roger Vander Zwaag, Faten A. el-Zeky

Daniel Martin, D Martin, G Hubert, R Zwaag, F el-Zeky

PMID 2521327 2521327 DOI 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)60429-6 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)60429-6 Martin et al. 1989, Martin 1989

Laparoscopic appearances of peritoneal endometriosis

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