Diagnosis and therapy of some extragenital forms of endometriosis

Czech version

Authors: Gabriel Jelenek; Michal Felsinger
Authors‘ workplace: Gynekologicko-porodnická klinika LF MU a FN Brno, přednosta prof. MUDr. Pavel Ventruba, DrSc., MBA
Published in: Prakt Gyn 2012; 16(2-4): 89-95
Category: Gynecology and Obstetrics: Review Article

Overview

Endometriosis is ectopic presence of endometrium out of uterine cavity. There exists several classifications which suggests way of endometrial spread out of uterus, where belongs r-AFS-classification, ENZIAN-classification and Biberoglu and Behrman symptom score. Between extragenital forms of endometriosis belong thoracic endometriosis, urinary tract endometriosis and rectovaginal or bowel endometriosis. Each of these forms differs in character of symptoms, clinical findings and management of therapy according to localisations and spread. Therapy is either conservative (medicamental) or surgical.

Key words:
thoracic endometriosis – urinary tract endometriosis – gastrointestinal endometriosis

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