{"paper_id":"6b9ca23f-4487-4822-85a0-d276cccb075c","body_text":"Abstract\nSince the classic description by Cullen in 1920,1 endometriosis has attracted sustained and well deserved attention by clinicians, researchers, and patients. That such a common disease could remain so mystifying after so many decades suggests that fundamental concepts regarding the disease may be in error.\nPreview\nUnable to display preview. Download preview PDF.\nSimilar content being viewed by others\nReferences\nCullen TS: The distribution of adenomyomas containing uterine mucosa. Arch Surg 1920; 1: 215.\nFayez JA, Vogel MF: Comparison of different treatment methods of endometriomas by laparoscopy. Obstet Gynecol 1991; 78: 660.\nHaney AF: The pathogenesis and aetiology of endometriosis. In Modern Approaches to Endometriosis, Thomas E, Rock J (eds). 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Fertil Steril 1992; 57: 965.\nAdamson GD, Hurd SJ, Pasta DJ, et al: Laparoscopic endometriosis treatment: is it better? Fertil Steril 1993; 59: 35.\nEditor information\nEditors and Affiliations\nRights and permissions\nCopyright information\n© 1996 Springer Science+Business Media New York\nAbout this chapter\nCite this chapter\nRedwine, D.B. (1996). Endometriosis. In: Sanfilippo, J.S., Levine, R.L. (eds) Operative Gynecologic Endoscopy. Clinical Perspectives in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2330-6_14\nDownload citation\nDOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2330-6_14\nPublisher Name: Springer, New York, NY\nPrint ISBN: 978-1-4612-7505-3\nOnline ISBN: 978-1-4612-2330-6\neBook Packages: Springer Book Archive\nKeywords\n- Uterosacral Ligament\n- Pelvic Endometriosis\n- External Iliac Vein\n- American Fertility Society\n- Intestinal Endometriosis\nThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. 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