title: The prevalence of endometriosis in premenopausal women undergoing gynecological surgery.
abstract: 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%).
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Cagliari, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ajossa
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mais
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Guerriero
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Paoletti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Caffiero
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Murgia
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Melis
mesh_terms: 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