Disposition of the normal-appearing ovary during surgery intended to cure endometriosis externa. A case report.
Management of a normal-appearing ovary at the time of hysterectomy in a patient with endometriosis externa is controversial. Our experience supports the contention that such ovaries should not be conserved at the time of surgery intended to cure endometriosis.
D000328:Adult; D001062:Appendectomy; D001065:Appendix / Q000473:pathology; D002369:Castration; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010053:Ovary / Q000473:pathology