title: Reoperation rates for recurrent ovarian endometriomas after surgical excision.
abstract: This was a retrospective study analyzing the need for reoperation for recurrent endometriomas after surgical therapy. There were 104 women who were followed after surgical excision of endometriomas, with a cross section of 46 gynecologic surgeons. When using a life-table for follow-up analysis, only 2.9% of all patients had reoperation for recurrence, with a maximum recurrence probability of 7% at 32 months of follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass. 02115, USA.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Barbieri
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010048:Ovarian Cysts / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019233:Retreatment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors