AAGL 2021 Endometriosis Classification: An Anatomy-based Surgical Complexity Score

Maurício Simões Abrão; Mauricio S Abrao; Marina Paula Andres; Charles E Miller; Julian A Gingold; Mariona Rius; João Siufi Neto; Joao Siufi Neto; Francisco Carmona

doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2021.09.709

AAGL 2021 Endometriosis Classification: An Anatomy-based Surgical Complexity Score

Maurício Simões Abrão, Mauricio S Abrao, Marina Paula Andres, Charles E Miller, Julian A Gingold, Mariona Rius, João Siufi Neto, Joao Siufi Neto, Francisco Carmona

Journal of minimally invasive gynecology · 2021 · vol. 28(11) , pp. 1941–1950.e1 · doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2021.09.709 · PMID:34583009 · W3204342273

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This paper presents an anatomy-based surgical complexity score for endometriosis, the AAGL 2021 Endometriosis Classification.

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Dyspareunia Dyspareunia Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Laparoscopy Brazil Dysmenorrhea Dysmenorrhea Female Humans Pelvic Pain Pelvic Pain Reproducibility of Results United States

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[6] Classification of Endometriosis via openalex

[7] Complications after surgery for deeply infiltrating pelvic endometriosis via openalex

[8] Disparities in healthcare services in women with endometriosis with public vs private health insurance via openalex

[9] Endometriosis classification according to pain symptoms: can the ASRM classification be improved? via openalex

[10] Endometriosis fertility index: the new, validated endometriosis staging system via openalex

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[12] Health Care Utilization and Costs Associated with Endometriosis Among Women with Medicaid Insurance via openalex

[13] Imaging modalities for the non-invasive diagnosis of endometriosis via openalex

[14] Optimizing Perioperative Outcomes with Selective Bowel Resection Following an Algorithm Based on Preoperative Imaging for Bowel Endometriosis via openalex

[15] Pelvic floor muscle dysfunctions in women with deep infiltrative endometriosis: An underestimated association via openalex

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