title: Surgical treatment of endometriosis.
abstract: Surgical resection of endometriosis, previously possible only by means of laparotomy, can now be accomplished through laparoscopic techniques. The requirements for surgery, surgical principles, operative techniques, and results are summarized in this article, with emphasis on the laparoscopic approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California, USA.
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Adamson
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Nelson
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D010535:Laparoscopy; D010048:Ovarian Cysts / Q000601:surgery; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D010052:Ovariectomy; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000601:surgery; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000601:surgery