[Surgical treatment of endometriosis].
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Laparoscopic surgery is indicated for ovarian endometriotic cysts with adhesions, rectovaginal endometriosis, and deep ureteral or intestinal infiltration, with neoadjuvant GnRH analogue therapy preceding debulking in some cases.
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Ovarian endometriotic cysts with adhesions and rectovaginal endometriosis are absolute indications for laparoscopic surgery. Peritoneal minimal endometriosis is considered a relative indications for surgery by many experts. The discussion is ongoing and more randomized studies are necessary. Ureteral and intestinal endometriosis are indicated for surgery in cases of deep infiltration of the ureteral or intestinal wall. In some cases the GnRH analogue (gonadotropin releasing hormone) can be given as neoadjuvant chemotherapy; after it interval endometriotic debulking is possible. In the case of endometriosis we must apply the same strict rules as in oncology especially as regards negative or positive histological findings.
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- Réunion de concertation pluridisciplinaire de l’endométriose pelvienne profonde : intérêts et modalités de fonctionnement 2013
- Results of assisted reproductive technologies in patients with endometriosis 2002
- O soro de mulheres com endometriose altera os níveis de citocinas produzidas pelas células estromais e endoteliais uterinas cocultivadas em sistema 3D. 2017
- Endometriosis intestinal como causa de rectorragia y masa intestinal 2006
Cited by (4)
- O soro de mulheres com endometriose altera os níveis de citocinas produzidas pelas células estromais e endoteliais uterinas cocultivadas em sistema 3D. 2017
- Réunion de concertation pluridisciplinaire de l’endométriose pelvienne profonde : intérêts et modalités de fonctionnement 2013
- Endometriosis intestinal como causa de rectorragia y masa intestinal 2006
- Results of assisted reproductive technologies in patients with endometriosis 2002
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