Association Between Endometriosis and Tubo-Ovarian Abscess

This study assessed the incidence of endometriosis among 118 patients surgically treated for tubo-ovarian abscess (TOA), and compared clinical-demographic characteristics between those with histologically confirmed endometriosis with TOA and those without. Using final histopathology to classify cases, endometriosis with TOA was found in 21 patients (17.8%), including individuals in both reproductive age and postmenopause; the only statistically significant group difference reported was hemoglobin (P=0.039). The paper concludes that endometriosis with TOA appears more prevalent than expected and does not note other significant clinical or demographic differences. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — it quantifies histologically confirmed endometriosis among TOA patients and compares associated clinical characteristics, including in postmenopausal women.

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