Laparoscopy Versus Laparotomy in the Treatment of Endometriosis

Although the term endometriosis was first introduced in Sampson’s classic publication in 1921, much about this disease remains uncertain.1 Prevalence, etiology, and pathogenesis are still speculative and symptoms are varied. Although pelvic pain and infertility are the predominant presenting problems, endometriosis frequently produces no symptoms. It is diagnosed in more than 10% of fertile women undergoing sterilization procedures.2 Since the basic knowledge of its pathophysiology is lacking, therapy remains controversial and, in many cases, palliative. Treatment may be medical, surgical, or both. Surgery may be conservative or radical therapy, and may be performed by open laparotomy or by operative laparoscopy. Preview Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF. Similar content being viewed by others

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J Reprod Med 1985;30:413. Editor information Editors and Affiliations Rights and permissions Copyright information © 1995 Springer-Verlag New York, Inc. About this chapter Cite this chapter Arason, G., Luciano, A.A. (1995). Laparoscopy Versus Laparotomy in the Treatment of Endometriosis. In: Nezhat, C.R., Berger, G.S., Nezhat, F.R., Buttram, V.C., Nezhat, C.H. (eds) Endometriosis. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8404-5_20 Download citation DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8404-5_20 Publisher Name: Springer, New York, NY Print ISBN: 978-1-4613-8406-9 Online ISBN: 978-1-4613-8404-5 eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

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