Twenty-year history of endometriosis-associated pelvic pain: Too much surgery or not enough?

Ioannis Matalliotakis; Matalliotakis IM; Ioannis M Matalliotakis; Neal Mahutte; Mahutte NG; Neal G Mahutte; Anastasia G. Goumenou; Goumenou AG; Aydin Arici; Arici A; Aydın Arıcı

doi:10.1067/mob.2003.24

Twenty-year history of endometriosis-associated pelvic pain: Too much surgery or not enough?

Ioannis Matalliotakis, Matalliotakis IM, Ioannis M Matalliotakis, Neal Mahutte, Mahutte NG, Neal G Mahutte, Anastasia G. Goumenou, Goumenou AG, Aydin Arici, Arici A, Aydın Arıcı

American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2003 · vol. 188(4) , pp. 1103–1104 · doi:10.1067/mob.2003.24 · PMID:12712119 · W2090745246

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This paper reviews the 20-year history of pelvic pain associated with endometriosis, questioning whether patients undergo too much or too little surgical intervention.

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A 36-year-old woman with a 20-year history of endometriosis-associated pelvic pain was a unique case from a total of 700 patients with endometriosis recently evaluated at Yale University. Her previous treatments included 11 surgical procedures related to pelvic pain or endometriosis. Multiple recurrences of endometriosis were documented. Although clearly an unusual case, our patient highlights the importance of using even the most advanced surgical techniques judiciously.

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endometriosischronic_pelvic_pain

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Endometriosis Endometriosis Gynecologic Surgical Procedures Pelvic Pain Adult Endometriosis Female Gynecologic Surgical Procedures Humans Medical Records Palliative Care Pelvic Pain Recurrence Reoperation Time Factors Treatment Failure

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Recurrence of ovarian endometriosis and anatomical location of the primary lesion 2001

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[1] Recurrence of ovarian endometriosis and anatomical location of the primary lesion 2001