[Possibilities of surgery and their differentiated use in the individual treatment of endometriosis]

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Optimal surgical outcomes in endometriosis management depend on precise preoperative diagnosis and adherence to established operative guidelines.

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This paper discusses treatment options for endometriosis, emphasizing the roles of medical, surgical, and combined therapies and noting that the breadth of proposed approaches contrasts with the evidence establishing their proven success rates. It argues that for surgical management, optimal outcomes depend on precise preoperative differential diagnosis and strict adherence to operative recommendations that have been developed. A major caveat the paper highlights is the mismatch between the many available treatment proposals and the relatively uncertain evidence base regarding proven effectiveness. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — it focuses on possibilities of surgery and how to use different surgical approaches in individualized endometriosis treatment.

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Numerous medical, surgical, and combined therapies have been proposed in the management of endometriosis. This range of treatment options contrasts remarkably with the evidence regarding their respective proven success rates. An exact preoperative differential diagnosis as well as adherence to operative recommendations that have been established meanwhile are essential for optimal results of surgery.
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Subscribe to RSS DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-42280 © Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York Operationsmöglichkeiten und ihr differenzierter Einsatz zur individuellen Endometriosebehandlung Possibilities of Surgery and Their Differentiated Use in the Individual Treatment of EndometriosisPublication History Publication Date: 23 September 2003 (online) Zusammenfassung In der Therapie der Endometriose kommen zahlreiche medikamentöse, operative und kombinierte Verfahren zum Einsatz, wobei die Bandbreite des Spektrums in einem auffallenden Kontrast zu den zweifelsfrei gesicherten Erkenntnissen über die tatsächliche Wirksamkeit dieser Therapien steht. Für das operative Vorgehen ist neben einer exakten Indikationsstellung die Einhaltung mittlerweile erarbeiteter Empfehlungen Voraussetzung für den Erfolg. Abstract Numerous medical, surgical, and combined therapies have been proposed in the management of endometriosis. This range of treatment options contrasts remarkably with the evidence regarding their respective proven success rates. An exact preoperative differential diagnosis as well as adherence to operative recommendations that have been established meanwhile are essential for optimal results of surgery. Schlüsselwörter infiltrierende Endometriose - Ovarialendometriose - Indikationsstellung - Operationsverfahren Key words Deeply infiltrating endometriosis - ovarian endometriosis - indications for surgery - surgical procedures Literatur - 1 Bailey H R, Ott M T, Hartendorp P. Aggressive surgical management for advanced colorectal endometriosis. Dis Colon Rectum. 1994; 37 747-753 - 2 Ballweg M L. New research directions. In: Ballweg ML and the Endometriosis Association (Eds). The Endometriosis Sourcebook. Contemporary Books, Chicago 1995; 409 - 430 - 3 Beretta P, Franchi M, Ghezzi F, Busacca M, Zupi E, Bolis P. Randomized clinical trial of two laparoscopic treatments of endometriomas: cystectomy versus drainage and coagulation. Fertil Steril. 1998; 70 1176-1180 - 4 Donnez J, Nisolle M, Gillet N, Smets M, Bassil S, Casanas-Roux F. Large ovarian endometriomas. Hum Reprod. 1996; 11 641-646 - 5 Olive D L, Pritts E A. Treatment of endometriosis. N Engl J Med. 2001; 345 266-275 - 6 Pagidas K, Falcone T, Hemmings R, Miron P. Comparison of reoperation for moderate (stage III) and severe (stage IV) endometriosis-related infertility with in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer. Fertil Steril. 1996; 65 791-795 - 7 Possover M, Diebolder H, Plaul K, Schneider A. Laparascopically assisted vaginal resection of rectovaginal endometriosis. Obstet Gynecol. 2000; 96 304-307 - 8 Possover M, Ulrich U. Endometriose - Standards für problematische Krankheitsbilder. Frauenarzt. 2003; 44 im Druck - 9 Sillem M, Teichmann A T. Patientinnenzentrierte Aspekte der Endometriose. Gynä kologe. 2003; 36 41-52 - 10 Sutton C JG, Pooley S, Ewen S P, Haines P. Follow-up report on a randomized controlled trial of laser laparoscopy in the treatment of pelvic pain asociated with mild to moderate endometriosis. Fertil Steril. 1997; 68 1070-1074 - 11 Urbach D R, Reedijk M, Richard C S, Lie K I, Ross T M. Bowel resection for intestinal endometriosis. Dis Colon Rectum. 1998; 41 1158-1164 - 12 Vercellini P, Frontino G, De Giorgi O, Pietropaolo G, Pasin R, Crosignani P G. Endometriosis: preoperative and postoperative medical treatment. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2003; 30 163-180 - 13 Wilson M L, Farquhar C M, Sinclair O J, Johnson N P. Surgical interruption of pelvic nerve pathways for primary and secondary dysmenorrhea (Cochrane review). In: The Cochrane Library 2, 2002, Oxford: Update software Priv. Doz. Dr. med. M. Sillem Frauenklinik im Klinikum Am Hasenkopf 63739 Aschaffenburg Email: [email protected]

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Endometriosis Gynecologic Surgical Procedures Endometriosis Female Gynecologic Surgical Procedures Humans Ovarian Diseases Ovarian Diseases

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