Endometriosis in adolescents and young women. Can we afford to delay the diagnosis?

Retrospective analysis performed on medical records of 129 adolescents and young women treated surgically at I Dept. of Surgical Gynaecology during the nine years period (1989-1998) revealed 22 cases (17%) of endometriosis. Main indication for surgical intervention, apart from dysmenorrhoea and cycl...

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Published inGinekologia polska Vol. 70; no. 5; p. 264
Main Authors Zrubek, H, Sikorski, M, Nasser, M, Stachowicz, N, Chil, A
Format Journal Article
LanguagePolish
Published Poland 01.05.1999
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Cysts - diagnosis
Cysts - surgery
Endometrial Neoplasms - diagnosis
Endometrial Neoplasms - surgery
Endometriosis - diagnosis
Endometriosis - surgery
Female
Humans
Intraoperative Care
Laparoscopy - methods
Preoperative Care
Retrospective Studies
Severity of Illness Index
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Summary:Retrospective analysis performed on medical records of 129 adolescents and young women treated surgically at I Dept. of Surgical Gynaecology during the nine years period (1989-1998) revealed 22 cases (17%) of endometriosis. Main indication for surgical intervention, apart from dysmenorrhoea and cyclic abdominal pain, had been the presence of endometriod cyst, as disclosed by ultrasound investigation (66%). Despite of negative result of imaging or clinical examination subjective complaints necessitated laparotomy in 27% of cases. According to American Fertility Society endometriosis classification, 17% subjects presented endometriosis in I stage, 17%--in stage II and remaining 66%--endometrioid cysts with stage III. Authors conclude, that in cases with persistent abdominal pain, not responding to conventional therapy, diagnostic laparoscopy/laparotomy in young women should not be delayed, unless endometriosis is suspected.
ISSN:0017-0011