ASCRS Textbook of Colon and Rectal Surgery
Endometriosis
Key Concepts
- Endometriosis is a common cause of young women undergoing pelvic surgery.
- Endometriosis causes pelvic pain, infertility, and dyschezia.
- Laparoscopy and pathologic identification of endometriosis are the gold standard for diagnosis.
- Symptomatic Stage 4 endometriosis requires surgery.
- A multidisciplinary approach with gynecologists and urologists for advanced endometriosis is optimal.
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Last updated: January 26, 2022
Citation
Chua, Heidi, and Michael J Snyder. "Endometriosis." ASCRS Textbook of Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2022. ASCRS U, www.ascrsu.com/ascrs/view/ASCRS-Textbook-of-Colon-and-Rectal-Surgery/2285036/all/Endometriosis.
Chua H, Snyder MJ. Endometriosis. ASCRS Textbook of Colon and Rectal Surgery. 2022. https://www.ascrsu.com/ascrs/view/ASCRS-Textbook-of-Colon-and-Rectal-Surgery/2285036/all/Endometriosis. Accessed June 8, 2023.
Chua, H., & Snyder, M. J. (2022). Endometriosis. In ASCRS Textbook of Colon and Rectal Surgery https://www.ascrsu.com/ascrs/view/ASCRS-Textbook-of-Colon-and-Rectal-Surgery/2285036/all/Endometriosis
Chua H, Snyder MJ. Endometriosis [Internet]. In: ASCRS Textbook of Colon and Rectal Surgery. ; 2022. [cited 2023 June 08]. Available from: https://www.ascrsu.com/ascrs/view/ASCRS-Textbook-of-Colon-and-Rectal-Surgery/2285036/all/Endometriosis.
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