Endometriosis: An Overview

Sclerotherapy offers a promising approach for patients who wish to pursue fertility, have low ovarian reserve, and are Seminars in Interventional Radiology Vol. 40 No. 6/2023 © 2023. Thieme. All rights reserved. Endometriosis Agnihotri et al.546 This document was downloaded for personal use only. Unauthorized distribution is strictly prohibited. contraindicated from or choose not to pursue more invasive interventions. While there remains variability within studies assessing the impact of sclerotherapy on patient outcomes, there appears to be a growing body of literature validating its use in the management of patients seeking treatment. Additionally, the targeted focus on endometriomas due, in part, to the inability of sclerotherapy to treat deep endome- triosis hinders the generalizability of current literature toward patients with endometriosis at large. Nonetheless, given the promising data thus far, further evaluation of sclerotherapy in additional subtypes of endometriosis is warranted. Conflict of Interest None declared. Acknowledgment None.

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