title: [LOCALIZATION AND SIZE OF THE LESIONS IN PELVIC ENDOMETRIOSIS].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The study aimed to describe localization and size of the lesions in pelvic endometriosis
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective study was carried out including 375 patients with pelvic endometriosis who were operated in St. Marina Hospital-Pleven from January 2008 to July 2014.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The ovaries are the pelvic organs most affected (76%) by endometriosis, the lesions being usually 4-5 cm in size. Peritoneal endometriosis ranks second, with 58.2%, and the rarest is DIE with 0.5%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Localization, number and size of the endometriosis lesions determine the severity of the condition. These parameters are crucial for making decisions concerning the type and extent of surgical intervention.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Totev
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tihomirova
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tomov
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gorchev
mesh_terms: D002031:Bulgaria / Q000453:epidemiology; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D004717:Endometrium / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010053:Ovary / Q000473:pathology*; D010388:Pelvis / Q000473:pathology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies