Characteristics and Preoperative Management of Adolescent Patients with Pathology-Confirmed Endometriosis: A Multi-Institutional Study

Katherine Bergus; Katherine C Bergus; Brenna Rachwal; Lindsey Asti; Lesley L Breech; Lesley Breech; Yuan Yuan Gong; Yuan Gong; S Paige Hertweck; Holly Hoefgen; Holly R Hoefgen; Anne Horne; Anne H Horne; Ashli Lawson; Seema Menon; Kathleen E O'Brien; Shashwati Pradhan; Yolanda R Smith; Priya Suvarna; Prashant Suvarna; Sarah Van Son; Geri Hewitt

doi:10.1016/j.jpag.2025.04.003

Characteristics and Preoperative Management of Adolescent Patients with Pathology-Confirmed Endometriosis: A Multi-Institutional Study

Katherine Bergus, Katherine C Bergus, Brenna Rachwal, Lindsey Asti, Lesley L Breech, Lesley Breech, Yuan Yuan Gong, Yuan Gong, S Paige Hertweck, Holly Hoefgen, Holly R Hoefgen, Anne Horne, Anne H Horne, Ashli Lawson, Seema Menon, Kathleen E O'Brien, Shashwati Pradhan, Yolanda R Smith, Priya Suvarna, Prashant Suvarna, Sarah Van Son, Geri Hewitt

Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology · 2025 · vol. 38(5) , pp. 629–636 · doi:10.1016/j.jpag.2025.04.003 · PMID:40318750 · W4409994285

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This multi-institutional study characterized adolescent patients with pathology-confirmed endometriosis and examined their preoperative management strategies.

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