Edward M. Lichten

Endometriosis is one of the most destructive benign diseases of women. It is established as developing and being present in upward of 70% of adolescents who do not experience relief of menstrual pain with use of oral contraceptives and anti…

INTRODUCTION: A 31-year old woman with stage VI endometriosis unresponsive to leuprolide acetate was scheduled for total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and hemicolectomy at John Hopkins Hospital. We hypothesized…