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Rationale for Surgical Treatment of Endometriosis

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Endometriosis

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Rawson found that 50% of patients undergoing sterilization and 61% of patients having surgery for myomata had asymptomatic endometriosis.1 My own group found a similar occurrence of 25% in patients having tubal sterilization reversals.2 Such findings suggest that some women who have endometriosis may not need treatment.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, GA, 31207, USA

    Camran R. Nezhat M.D. , Farr R. Nezhat M.D.  & Ceana H. Nezhat M.D. ,  & 

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA

    Camran R. Nezhat M.D. , Farr R. Nezhat M.D.  & Ceana H. Nezhat M.D. ,  & 

  3. Center for Special Pelvic Surgery, Atlanta, GA, 30342, USA

    Camran R. Nezhat M.D. , Farr R. Nezhat M.D.  & Ceana H. Nezhat M.D. ,  & 

  4. Center for Special Pelvic Surgery, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA

    Camran R. Nezhat M.D. , Farr R. Nezhat M.D.  & Ceana H. Nezhat M.D. ,  & 

  5. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, USA

    Gary S. Berger M.D.

  6. Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of North Carolina School of Public Health, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, USA

    Gary S. Berger M.D.

  7. Chapel Hill Fertility Center, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, USA

    Gary S. Berger M.D.

  8. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77054, USA

    Veasy C. Buttram Jr. M.D.

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Martin, D. (1995). Rationale for Surgical Treatment of Endometriosis. In: Nezhat, C.R., Berger, G.S., Nezhat, F.R., Buttram, V.C., Nezhat, C.H. (eds) Endometriosis. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8404-5_8

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