Recurrence of Endometriosis After Laparoscopic Hysterectomy

Endometriosis is known to have a remarkably negative effect on the Quality of Life (QOL) of the women. Surgery is considered when medical therapy is unsuccessful or in the setting of infertility. A high recurrence rate is reported in advanced stages of endometriosis. Thus, Complete excision and prevention of recurrence is particularly important. Following hysterectomy, pelvic pain and vaginal bleeding are a rare but real occurrence. We evaluated the recurrence of pain and bleeding in patients following hysterectomy and infertility sparing procedures.
Source: The Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology - Category: OBGYN Authors: Tags: Open Communications 27:  Endometriosis (4:10 PM – 5:10 PM) 4:52 PM Source Type: research