Embryologic theory of histogenesis of endometriosis in peritoneal pockets

Batt Re, R E Batt, Ronald E. Batt, R A Smith, Richard A. Smith, Smith RA
Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America · 1989 · vol. 16(1) , pp. 15–28 · doi:10.1016/s0889-8545(21)00135-2 · PMID:2664615 · W22637172
Review OA: closed CC0 ⤵ 53 in-corpus citations
View on OpenAlex View on PubMed View at publisher
⚙ AI-generated summary by gemini-2.5-flash-lite, 2026-06-08 ⓘ

This paper proposes an embryologic theory for the histogenesis of endometriosis within peritoneal pockets.

One-sentence paraphrase of the abstract; not a substitute for reading it. No clinical advice. How this works

Abstract

A novel presentation of endometriosis is described in which the lesion is identified within the brim or floor of peritoneal pockets located within a crescentic band in the posterior pelvis. The predictability of these peritoneal pockets and their strong association with other anomalies of the Mullerian and urinary tracts raises the possibility of a congenital origin.

My notes (saved in your browser only)

Condition tags

endometriosis

MeSH descriptors

Douglas' Pouch Endometriosis Peritoneal Diseases Douglas' Pouch Douglas' Pouch Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Female Humans Humans Peritoneal Diseases Peritoneal Diseases

Citation neighborhood (2-hop)

Papers in the corpus that this work cites (lower rings, blue) and that cite this one (upper rings, green). Dot size scales with the paper's in-corpus citation count — bigger dot = more influential within the endo/adeno field. Click a dot to open that paper. Outer rings show 2-hop neighbours — papers reached through the immediate citers/citees. [ collapse to 1-hop ]

References (23)

Cited by (50)

Source provenance

europepmc
last seen: 2026-10-12T06:17:10.165071+00:00
openalex
last seen: 2026-06-10T17:14:06.276822+00:00
pubmed
last seen: 2026-10-08T21:16:50.396854+00:00
License: CC0 · commercial use OK