Endometriose

In: Die Gynäkologie · 2012 · pp. 287–305 · doi:10.1007/978-3-642-20923-9_17 · W4252400925
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Endometriosis is defined as the presence of endometrial or endometrial-like tissue outside the uterine cavity.

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This text is a German gynecology textbook chapter that defines endometriosis as the occurrence of endometrial or endometrial-like tissue outside the uterine cavity, largely framing the condition conceptually rather than presenting new experimental results. It does not describe a specific study population, methods, or a primary quantitative outcome, and the main limitation is that it functions as a definitional/overview chapter with no explicit limitations section for an empirical investigation. The chapter lists related literature on mechanisms and treatments for endometriosis, but no single key finding is reported within the provided excerpt. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — it provides the textbook definition and contextual overview of endometriosis as tissue located outside the uterine cavity.

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Zusammenfassung In den Lehrbüchern der Frauenheilkunde wird die Endometriose definiert als das Vorkommen von Endometrium oder endometriumähnlichem Gewebe außerhalb des Cavum uteri. Access this chapter Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout Purchases are for personal use only Preview Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF. Similar content being viewed by others Literatur Abbott JA, Hawe J, Clayton RD, Garry R (2003) The effects and effectiveness of laparoscopic excision of endometriosis: a prospective study with 2- to 5-year follow up. Hum Reprod 18: 1922–1927 American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) The Practice Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Treatment of pelvic pain associated with endometriosis. Fertil Steril 90: 260–269 [www.asrm.org/uploadedFiles/ASRM_Content/News_and_Publications/Practice_Guidelines/Educational_Bulletins/Treatment_of_pelvic_pain%281%29.pdf ] Barbieri RL, Niloff JM, Bast RC (1986) Elevated serum concentrations of CA125 in patients with advanced endomtriosis. Fertil Steril 45: 630–634 Bulun SE (2009) Endometriosis. N Engl J Med 360: 268–279 Gätje R, Kotzian S, Herrmann G, Baumann R, Starzinski-Powitz A (1997) Nonmalignant epithelial cells, potentially invasive in human endometriosis, lack the tumor suppressor molecule E-Cadherin. Am J Pathol 150: 461–467 Gätje R, Starzinski-Powitz A, Kotzian S, Baumann R (1996) Invasivität von Endometriosezellen. Arch Gyn Obstet 258 (Supp ll): 146 Garcia-Velasco JA, Mahutte NG, Corona J et al. (2004) Removal of endometriomas before in vitro fertilization does not improve fertility outcomes: a matched, case-control study. Fertil Steril 81: 1194–1197 Gertken D, Martschansky N, Schweppe KW (1992) Veränderungen des Knochenstoffwechsels unter GnRH-Analogon-Suppression bei Endometriosepatientinnen. 106. Tagung der Norddeutschen Gesellschaft für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe. All Wiss Dienst 33: 4 Hull ML, Carnock-Jones DS, Chan CLK et al. (2003) Antiangiogenic agents are effective inhibitors of endometriosis. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 88: 2889–2899 Meyer R (1919) Über den Stand der Frage der Adenomyositis und Adenomyome im Allgemeinen und insbesondere über Adenomyositis seroepithelialis und Adenomyometritis sarcomatosa. Zentralbl F Gynäkol 43: 745–750 Redwine DB (1987) Age related evolution in color appearance of endometriosis. Fertil Steril 48: 1062–1063 Rokitansky C (1860) Über Uterusdrüsen-Neubildung in Uterus und Ovarialcarcinom. ZKK Gesellschaft der Ärzte zu Wien 37: 577– 584 Sampson JA (1925) Endometrial carcinoma of the ovary, arising in endometrial tissue in that organ. Arch Surg 10: 1–72 Sampson JA (1940) The development of the implantation theory for the origin of peritoneal endometriosis. Am J Obstet Gynecol 40: 549–556 Suzumori N, Sugiura-Ogasawara M, Katano K et al. (2003) Women with endometriosis have increased levels of placental growth factor in the peritoneal fluid compared with women with cystadenomas. Hum Reprod 18: 2595–2598 Vercellini P, Frontino G, De Giorgi O et al. (2003) Comparison of a levonor- gestrel-releasing intrauterine device versus expectant management after conservative surgery for symptomatic endometriosis: a pilot study. Fertil Steril 80: 305–309 Vercellini P, Crosignani PG, Abbiati A, Somigliana E, Viganò P, Fedele L (2009) The effect of surgery for symptomatic endometriosis: the other side of the story. Human Reprod Update 15 (2) 177–188 Walch K, Unfried G, Huber J et al. (2009) Implanon versus medroxyprogesterone acetate: effects on pain scores in patients with symptomatic endometriosis – a pilot study. Contraception 79 (1): 29–34 Zullo F, Palomba S, Zupi E et al. (2003) Effectiveness of presacral neurectomy in women with severe dysmenorrhea caused by endometriosis who were treated with laparoscopic conservative surgery: a 1-year prospective, randomized, double-blind, controlled trial. Am J Obstet Gynecol 189: 5–10 Author information Authors and Affiliations Editor information Editors and Affiliations Rights and permissions Copyright information © 2013 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg About this chapter Cite this chapter Baumann, R., Gätje, R. (2013). Endometriose. In: Kaufmann, M., Costa, S.D., Scharl, A. (eds) Die Gynäkologie. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20923-9_17 Download citation DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20923-9_17 Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg Print ISBN: 978-3-642-20922-2 Online ISBN: 978-3-642-20923-9 eBook Packages: Medicine (German Language)

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