Endometriosis in adolescents--analysis of 6 cases.
OBJECTIVE
To study the characteristics, diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis in adolescent patients.


METHODS
Six cases of adolescent endometriosis in our hospital were reviewed retrospectively.


RESULTS
Endometriosis is the most common cause of chronic pelvic pain in adolescents. There may be a natural progression of endometriosis from atypical lesions in adolescents to classic lesions in adults. Congenital abnormalities of the reproductive tract are the main reasons for the adolescent endometriosis.


CONCLUSIONS
Endometriosis should be strongly suspected in adolescent girls with chronic pelvic pain, especially unresponsive to oral contraceptives and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. The treatment involves the operations and medicines.
Yang
Jiaxin
J
Gynecology and Obstetrics Department, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, CAMS & PUMC, Beijing 100730.
Shen
Keng
K
Leng
Jinhua
J
Lang
Jinghe
J
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003613:Danazol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D004965:Estrogen Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D010535:Laparoscopy; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies
D004965:Estrogen Antagonists; D003613:Danazol