Endometriose

Hendrik Heers, P. Olbert
In: Die Urologie · 2015 · pp. 1–7 · doi:10.1007/978-3-642-41168-7_79-1 · W4233632392
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Endometriosis is the presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterus, causing bleeding, pain, and infertility, managed surgically or with hormonal therapy.

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The paper defines endometriosis as the presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity and describes typical symptoms including bleeding, pain, and infertility. It outlines treatment goals by stating that definitive cure requires complete surgical removal of all lesions and the entire inner genital organs, with urological involvement when the urinary tract is affected, while symptom control can often be achieved through hormonal medication manipulation. A major limitation is that the text is a reference-style overview without original patient data or detailed evidence synthesis beyond general statements and cited guidelines/literature. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — it provides a high-level urogenital-focused description of endometriosis, its symptoms, and general management including urologic tract involvement.

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Zusammenfassung Endometriose bezeichnet das Vorkommen von endometrialem Gewebe außerhalb des Cavum uteri. Typische Symptome sind Blutungen, Schmerzen und Infertilität. Zur Kuration ist die vollständige chirurgische Entfernung aller Herde sowie des kompletten inneren Genitales notwendig, was nicht selten die Beteiligung des Urologen erfordert bei Befall der ableitenden Harnwege. Zur rein symptomkontrollierenden Therapie reicht oftmals eine medikamentöse Hormonmanipulation aus. Literatur Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Wissenschaftlichen Medizinischen Fachgesellschaften. Interdisziplinäre S2k-Leitlinie für die Diagnostik und Therapie der Endometriose. 08/2013. URL: http://www.awmf.org/uploads/tx_szleitlinien/015-045l_S2k_Diagnostik_Therapie_Endometriose_2013-10.pdf. Zugegriffen am 03.01.2014. Burney RO, Giudice LC (2012) Pathogenesis and pathophysiology of endometriosis. Fertil Steril 98(3):511–519 Fukunaga M (2012) Paratesticular endometriosis in a man with a prolonged hormonal therapy for prostatic carcinoma. Pathol Res Pract 208(1):59–61 Kiechle M (2007) Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe. Elsevier Urban & Fischer Verlag, München Maccagnano C, Pellucchi F, Rocchini L, Ghezzi M, Scattoni V, Montorsi F et al (2012) Diagnosis and treatment of bladder endometriosis: state of the art. Urol Int 89(3):249–258 Maccagnano C, Pellucchi F, Rocchini L, Ghezzi M, Scattoni V, Montorsi F et al (2013) Ureteral endometriosis: proposal for a diagnostic and therapeutic algorithm with a review of the literature. Urol Int 91(1):1–9 Author information Authors and Affiliations Corresponding author Editor information Editors and Affiliations Rights and permissions Copyright information © 2015 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg About this entry Cite this entry Heers, H., Olbert, P.J. (2015). Endometriose. In: Michel, M., Thüroff, J., Janetschek, G., Wirth, M. (eds) Die Urologie. Springer Reference Medizin. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-41168-7_79-1 Download citation DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-41168-7_79-1 Received: Accepted: Published: Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg Online ISBN: 978-3-642-41168-7 eBook Packages: Living Reference Medizin Publish with us Chapter history - Latest Endometriose des Uro-Genitaltraktes- Published: - 21 September 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-41168-7_79-2 - Original Endometriose- Published: - 05 May 2015 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-41168-7_79-1

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