When to Do Surgery and When Not to Do Surgery for Endometriosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Mathew Leonardi, Tatjana Gibbons, Mike Armour, Rui Wang, Elizabeth Joan Glanville, Ruth Hodgson, Adele E. Cave, Jozarino Ong, Yui Yee Felice Tong, Tal Z Jacobson, Ben W. Mol, Neil Johnson, G. Condous
In: Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey · 2020 · vol. 75(6) , pp. 342–344 · doi:10.1097/01.ogx.0000668332.48365.49 · W3036719171
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This systematic review and meta-analysis examines the indications for surgical intervention in endometriosis, a condition marked by pelvic pain and infertility due to endometrial-like lesions outside the uterus.

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(Abstracted from J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2020;27:390–407) Endometriosis is an inflammatory disease characterized by endometrium-like lesions outside the uterus. Pelvic pain and infertility are hallmarks of the disorder.

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