The prevalence of endometriosis in premenopausal women undergoing gynecological surgery.
Endometriosis is a disease of the female pelvic mesenchyme in which tissue with epithelial and stromal characteristics of the endometrium develops in a situation other than in the uterus. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of endometriosis in premenopausal women submitted to laparoscopy and/or laparotomy for infertility, chronic pelvic pain, benign ovarian cysts and uterine myomas. The prevalence of the disease was higher in patients with infertility (30.5%), chronic pelvic (45%) and benign ovarian cysts (43%) than in patients with uterine mvomas (8.5%).
Ajossa
S
S
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Cagliari, Italy.
Mais
V
V
Guerriero
S
S
Paoletti
A M
AM
Caffiero
A
A
Murgia
C
C
Melis
G B
GB
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006176:Gynecology; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000150:complications; D010535:Laparoscopy; D007813:Laparotomy; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000150:complications; D008875:Middle Aged; D010048:Ovarian Cysts / Q000150:complications; D017699:Pelvic Pain; D017697:Premenopause; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000150:complications