Laparoscopic Excision of Lesions Suggestive of Endometriosis or Otherwise Atypical in Appearance: Relationship Between Visual Findings and Final Histologic Diagnosis

R. Albee; Robert B Albee; Ken Sinervo; K Sinervo; Deidre T Fisher

doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2007.08.619

Laparoscopic Excision of Lesions Suggestive of Endometriosis or Otherwise Atypical in Appearance: Relationship Between Visual Findings and Final Histologic Diagnosis

R. Albee, Robert B Albee, Ken Sinervo, K Sinervo, Deidre T Fisher

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology · 2008 · vol. 15(1) , pp. 32–37 · doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2007.08.619 · PMID:18262141 · W2047595374

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This study investigated the correlation between visual characteristics of lesions during laparoscopic surgery and their final histologic diagnosis, specifically for those appearing to be endometriosis or atypical.

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Douglas' Pouch Endometriosis Endometriosis Laparoscopy Douglas' Pouch Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Humans Laparoscopy Pelvic Pain Pelvic Pain Prospective Studies Sensitivity and Specificity Tissue Adhesions Tissue Adhesions Tissue Adhesions

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[1] Endometriosis: Correlation between histologic and visual findings at laparoscopy via openalex

[2] Endoscopic surgery for gynecologists via openalex

[3] Histological classification of endometriosis as a predictor of response to treatment via openalex

[4] Histologic confirmation of endometriosis in different peritoneal lesions via openalex

[5] Identification of clear vesicular lesions of atypical endometriosis: A new technique via openalex

[6] Increased Histologic Confirmation of Endometriosis via openalex

[7] Is “microscopic” peritoneal endometriosis invisible? via openalex

[8] Laparoscopically Assisted Anterior Rectal Wall Resection and Reanastomosis for Deeply Infiltrating Endometriosis via openalex

[9] LAPAROSCOPICALLY ASSISTED ANTERIOR RECTAL WALL RESECTION AND REANASTOMOSIS FOR DEEPLY INFILTRATING ENDOMETRIOSIS via openalex

[10] Laparoscopic diagnosis of endometriosis via openalex

[11] Laparoscopic en bloc resection for treatment of the obliterated cul-de-sac in endometriosis. via openalex

[12] Laparoscopic treatment of complete obliteration of the cul-de-sac associated with endometriosis: long-term follow-up of en bloc resection via openalex

[13] Location, color, size, depth, and volume may predict endometriosis in lesions resected at surgery via openalex

[14] Nonpigmented endometriosis: Clinical, laparoscopic, and pathologic definition via openalex

[15] Treatment of Endometriosis of the Cul-de-Sac via openalex

[16] Typical and subtle atypical presentations of endometriosis via openalex

[17] W73242332 via openalex

[18] W4254594736 via openalex

[19] W6624090188 via openalex

[20] W6645036981 via openalex

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[25] W170550312 via openalex