Laparoscopic appearances of peritoneal endometriosis.
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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Baptist Memorial Hospital, University of Tennessee, Memphis.
Hubert
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Vander Zwaag
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el-Zeky
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D002921:Cicatrix / Q000473:pathology; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000473:pathology