Kathleen E O'Brien

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article 2025
Characteristics and Preoperative Management of Adolescent Patients with Pathology-Confirmed Endometriosis: A Multi-Institutional Study
Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jpag.2025.04.003

STUDY OBJECTIVE: This multi-institutional, observational, retrospective cohort study aimed to characterize the demographics and preoperative medical management of patients with pathology-confirmed endometriosis. METHODS: We reviewed patien…

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Intraoperative Care and Complications of Symptomatic Adolescent and Young Adult Patients Undergoing Laparoscopy to Diagnose and/or to Treat Endometrioses: A Multi-Institutional Review
Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jpag.2025.07.010

STUDY OBJECTIVE: This multi-institutional, retrospective study explores the risks of laparoscopy for diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis to facilitate shared medical decision-making in patients age < 22 years old with chronic pain cons…

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Racial and Ethnic Inequities in Rates of Diagnostic Laparoscopy for Evaluation of Endometriosis in Adolescents with Pelvic Pain: a Retrospective Cohort Study
Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities ·doi:10.1007/s40615-025-02763-5

OBJECTIVE: Endometriosis often presents in adolescence as chronic pelvic pain (CPP) or dysmenorrhea. Research in adults demonstrates non-White race is associated with delayed surgical diagnosis of endometriosis; however, inequity in adolesc…