When to Do Surgery and When Not to Do Surgery for Endometriosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

ConclusionOperative laparoscopy may improve overall pain levels but may have little or no difference with respect to fertility-related or adverse outcomes when compared with diagnostic laparoscopy. Additional high-quality RCTs, including comparing surgery to medical management, are needed, and these should report adverse events as an outcome. Studies on patient preference in surgical decision making are needed (International Prospective Register of Systematic Review registration number: CRD42019135167).
Source: Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology - Category: OBGYN Source Type: research