title: Various anatomic locations of surgically proven endometriosis: A single-center experience.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report the various anatomic locations of surgically and pathologically proven endometriosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Pathologic reports (n=1,376) of women who underwent surgeries at a single center between April 2005 and March 2013 were retrieved from the electronic medical record system of the hospital. Pathologic reports were included after performing a search by using the key-words "endometrial cyst," "endometriotic cyst," "endometriosis," or "endometrioma." Only reports dealing with female patients were selected, and the pathologic reports of 1,350 women (1,374 surgery cases) were included in the analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The predominant location of endometriosis was the ovaries (96.4%), followed by the soft tissue (2.8%), gastrointestinal tract (0.3%) and urinary tract (0.2%). Laparoscopic surgery was the major surgical technique used for the pelvic endometriosis (89.2%). Adrenal gland endometriosis was found in a 55-year-old woman.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We established the various anatomic locations of surgically and pathologically proven endometriosis in Korean women.
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors: Hyun Ju
authors: HJ
authors: Lee
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors: Ye Mi
authors: YM
authors: Park
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea. ; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors: Byung Chul
authors: BC
authors: Jee
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea. ; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors: Yong Beom
authors: YB
authors: Kim
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea. ; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors: Chang Suk
authors: CS
authors: Suh
keywords: Anatomic variation; Endometriosis; Gastrointestinal tract; Ovary; Urinary tract
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