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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Diagnostic [[laparoscopy]] is the gold standard to assess the severity and extent of the | Diagnostic [[laparoscopy]] is the gold standard test to assess the severity and extent of the endometriosis. | ||
==Other Diagnostic Studies== | ==Other Diagnostic Studies== | ||
===Diagnostic Laparoscopy=== | ===Diagnostic Laparoscopy=== | ||
* | *Diagnostic [[laparoscopy]] is the gold standard for the diagnosis of [[endometriosis]].<ref name="pmid12230063">{{cite journal| author=Wood C, Kuhn R, Tsaltas J| title=Laparoscopic diagnosis of endometriosis. | journal=Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol | year= 2002 | volume= 42 | issue= 3 | pages= 277-81 | pmid=12230063 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=12230063 }} </ref> | ||
* | *Diagnostic [[laparoscopy]] is useful for the assessment of the extent of the disease. | ||
*A scoring system | *A scoring system was developed based on the extent of the disease to calculate the Endometriosis Fertility Index. It correlates disease severity to having a successful [[conception]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist|2}} | {{Reflist|2}} | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aravind Kuchkuntla, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
Diagnostic laparoscopy is the gold standard test to assess the severity and extent of the endometriosis.
Other Diagnostic Studies
Diagnostic Laparoscopy
- Diagnostic laparoscopy is the gold standard for the diagnosis of endometriosis.[1]
- Diagnostic laparoscopy is useful for the assessment of the extent of the disease.
- A scoring system was developed based on the extent of the disease to calculate the Endometriosis Fertility Index. It correlates disease severity to having a successful conception.
References
- ↑ Wood C, Kuhn R, Tsaltas J (2002). "Laparoscopic diagnosis of endometriosis". Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 42 (3): 277–81. PMID 12230063.