{"paper_id":"54ba3b6c-a41e-4228-954f-e0ab4bd57bfb","body_text":"Abstract\nThe term endometriosis designates foci of endometrium that develop outside the endometrial cavity. Internal endometriosis or adenomyosis, which indicates ectopic foci in the depth of myometrium, is briefly dealt with under “dysmenorrhea.”\nPreview\nUnable to display preview. Download preview PDF.\nSimilar content being viewed by others\nReferences\nAcosta AA, Buttram VC, Besch PK, Molinski LR, Franklin RR, Vanderheyden JD (1973) A proposed classification of endometriosis. Obstet Gynecol 42: 19–25\nBates JA, Beecham CT (1969) Retroperitoneal endometriosis with ureteral obstruction. Obstet Gynecol 34: 242–248\nBeecham CT (1966) Classification of endometriosis. Obstet Gynecol 28: 437\nBoles LS, Hodes P (1958) Endometriosis of the small and larger intestine. 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Am J Obstet Gynecol 129: 245–250\nAuthor information\nAuthors and Affiliations\nEditor information\nEditors and Affiliations\nRights and permissions\nCopyright information\n© 1981 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg\nAbout this chapter\nCite this chapter\nRenaer, M. (1981). Endometriosis. In: Renaer, M. (eds) Chronic Pelvic Pain in Women. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67968-1_11\nDownload citation\nDOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67968-1_11\nPublisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg\nPrint ISBN: 978-3-642-67970-4\nOnline ISBN: 978-3-642-67968-1\neBook Packages: Springer Book Archive\nKeywords\nThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.","source_license":"CC0","license_restricted":false}