title: Relationship between delay of surgical diagnosis and severity of disease in patients with symptomatic deep infiltrating endometriosis.
abstract: We investigated relationships between delay of surgical diagnosis and severity of disease in 95 patients with symptomatic deep infiltrating endometriosis. The delay before surgical diagnosis of deep infiltrating endometriosis was significantly longer for patients with advanced stage IV (revised American Society for Reproductive Medicine [ASRM] score >70) disease than for those with stage I, II, III, or IV (revised ASRM score <or=70) disease.
authors.affiliation: CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Polyclinique de l'Hôtel-Dieu, Gynécologie Obstétrique et Médecine de la Reproduction, Clermont-Ferrand, France. sachikoma@aol.com
authors.forename: Sachiko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsuzaki
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Canis
authors.forename: Jean-Luc
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Pouly
authors.forename: Benoit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rabischong
authors.forename: Revaz
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Botchorishvili
authors.forename: Gérard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mage
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D015897:Comorbidity; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000523:psychology*; D015995:Prevalence; D011788:Quality of Life; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013997:Time Factors; D016387:Women's Health