{"paper_id":"f606a500-1471-4f87-b6e9-2c0ad151a1d3","body_text":"Adenomyoseknoten des rektovaginalen septums: eine eigenen entität\n(1998) Journal für Fertilität und Reproduktion — Vol. 8, n° 1, p. 12-20 (1998)\n(1998) Journal für Fertilität und Reproduktion — Vol. 8, n° 1, p. 12-20 (1998)\n- Authors\n- Author\nDonnez, Jacques UCLouvain - Author\nSteinhart, Ulrich UCLouvain - Author\nNisolle, Michelle UCLouvain - Author\nGillerot, Stéphane UCLouvain - Author\nSmets, Mireille UCLouvain - Author\nBassil, Salim UCLouvain - Author\nCasanas-Roux, Françoise UCLouvain\n- Abstract\n- Objective: Laparoscopic procedure with excision of deep fibrotic endometriotic nodules of the rectovaginal septum and histological study of the lesions. Setting: An academic teaching hospital. Patients: A series of 500 patients underwent a laparoscopy for pelvic pain and/or infertility. Results: Laparoscopic (n = 497) and laparotomic (n = 3) excision of endometriotic nodules was performed on a series of 500 patients. The nodule resection resulted in considerable pain relief. Histologically, the rectovaginal nodale was similar to an adenomyoma as it was a circumscribed nodular aggregate of smooth muscle and endometrial glands and stroma. The variations in estrogen receptor (ER) and progesterone receptor (PR) content suggested a regulatory mechanism different from that of eutopic endometrium. Conclusion: This form of disease should be considered as a distinct entity, different from peritoneal and ovarian endometriosis, and originating from the Müllerian rests present in the rectovaginal septum.\n- Affiliations\n- APA\n- Chicago\n- FWB\nDonnez, J., Steinhart, U., Nisolle, M., Gillerot, S., Smets, M., Bassil, S., & Casanas-Roux, F. (1998). Adenomyoseknoten des rektovaginalen septums: eine eigenen entität. Journal für Fertilität und Reproduktion, 8(1), 12-20. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/156333 (Original work published 1998)","source_license":"CC0","license_restricted":false}