Rationale for Surgical Treatment of Endometriosis

Rawson found that 50% of patients undergoing sterilization and 61% of patients having surgery for myomata had asymptomatic endometriosis.1 My own group found a similar occurrence of 25% in patients having tubal sterilization reversals.2 Such findings suggest that some women who have endometriosis may not need treatment. Preview Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF. Similar content being viewed by others

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(1995). Rationale for Surgical 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_8 Download citation DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8404-5_8 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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