The role of laparoscopic surgery in current treatment of endometriosis

Authors

  • Wachyu Hadisaputra

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13181/mji.v15i2.226

Keywords:

endometriosis, laparoscopy, GnRH agonist, danazol, AFS score

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to discuss the current guidelines for treatment of endometriosis, emphasis on the role of laparoscopic surgery and medical treatment. The accuracy of diagnosis of endometriosis without laparoscopy is very low, as a false negative rate of 19 % and a false positive rate of 44%, when a diagnosis was made pre laparoscopy, 81% had the diagnosis can confirmed on laparoscopy, while 19% did not have endometriosis. It is concluded that laparoscopy is required for evaluation and treatment of endometriosis. Medical therapy is effective in reducing progression of endometriosis score. (Med J Indones 2006; 15:121-4)

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Published

2006-05-01

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Hadisaputra W. The role of laparoscopic surgery in current treatment of endometriosis. Med J Indones [Internet]. 2006May1 [cited 2024Dec.12];15(2):121-4. Available from: https://mji.ui.ac.id/journal/index.php/mji/article/view/226

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