Peritoneal pockets and endometriosis. Confirmation of an important relationship, with further observations.
Of 132 women with endometriosis, almost one-fifth had peritoneal pockets. Two-thirds of the structures had endometriosis either around the rim or inside. Since one-third of the pockets lacked endometriosis and fibrosis was not present as a possible cause, endometriosis does not seem to have been the likely primary cause. Rather, such peritoneal invaginations and endometriosis may be ontologically related to a separate codevelopmental factor.
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St. Charles Medical Center, Bend, OR 97701.
D004715:Endometriosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000196:embryology