Anatomicoclinical correlations of endometriosis

This is an epidemiological study of 1,498 patients who underwent laparoscop ic surgery for different reasons. Between 1989 and 1996, 308 cases of endom etriosis were identified among 1,498 patients who underwent laparoscopic su rgery. One hundred and five patients were admitted for pelvic pain, 794 for infertility, 319 patients had both on admission, and 280 were admitted for non-gynecologic complaints. The incidence of endometriosis is related to t he chief complaint on admission. This disease has different clinical manife stations, different locations and different stages. The mean age in our ser ies is greater than that reported by the literature. The symptoms are relat ed to the location of the lesions but not the stage of the disease. Unlike pelvic pain, infertility is correlated to the stages of the disease. (C) 19 99 Editions scientifiques et medicales Elsevier SAS.