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Ovarian endometriosis

MedGen UID:
102350
Concept ID:
C0156344
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: endometriosis (disease) of ovary; Endometriosis of ovary; endometriosis of ovary; Ovarian Endometriosis; ovarian endometriosis; ovary endometriosis (disease)
SNOMED CT: Endometriosis of ovary (266589005)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0006337

Definition

A non-neoplastic disorder characterized by the growth of endometrial tissue in the ovaries. It results in the development of blood filled ovarian cysts (chocolate cysts), and creation of scars and adhesions. [from NCI]

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Professional guidelines

PubMed

Amro B, Ramirez Aristondo ME, Alsuwaidi S, Almaamari B, Hakim Z, Tahlak M, Wattiez A, Koninckx PR
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 May 31;19(11) doi: 10.3390/ijerph19116725. PMID: 35682310Free PMC Article
Koninckx PR, Fernandes R, Ussia A, Schindler L, Wattiez A, Al-Suwaidi S, Amro B, Al-Maamari B, Hakim Z, Tahlak M
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2021;12:745548. Epub 2021 Nov 25 doi: 10.3389/fendo.2021.745548. PMID: 34899597Free PMC Article
Nowak-Psiorz I, Ciećwież SM, Brodowska A, Starczewski A
Adv Clin Exp Med 2019 Mar;28(3):407-413. doi: 10.17219/acem/90767. PMID: 30659784

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Vercellini P, Viganò P, Bandini V, Buggio L, Berlanda N, Somigliana E
Fertil Steril 2023 May;119(5):727-740. Epub 2023 Mar 21 doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2023.03.018. PMID: 36948440
Amro B, Ramirez Aristondo ME, Alsuwaidi S, Almaamari B, Hakim Z, Tahlak M, Wattiez A, Koninckx PR
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 May 31;19(11) doi: 10.3390/ijerph19116725. PMID: 35682310Free PMC Article
Horton J, Sterrenburg M, Lane S, Maheshwari A, Li TC, Cheong Y
Hum Reprod Update 2019 Sep 11;25(5):592-632. doi: 10.1093/humupd/dmz012. PMID: 31318420
Nowak-Psiorz I, Ciećwież SM, Brodowska A, Starczewski A
Adv Clin Exp Med 2019 Mar;28(3):407-413. doi: 10.17219/acem/90767. PMID: 30659784
Vercellini P, Buggio L, Somigliana E, Barbara G, Viganò P, Fedele L
Fertil Steril 2013 Jan;99(1):212-218. Epub 2012 Sep 15 doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.08.039. PMID: 22985951

Diagnosis

Vercellini P, Viganò P, Bandini V, Buggio L, Berlanda N, Somigliana E
Fertil Steril 2023 May;119(5):727-740. Epub 2023 Mar 21 doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2023.03.018. PMID: 36948440
Amro B, Ramirez Aristondo ME, Alsuwaidi S, Almaamari B, Hakim Z, Tahlak M, Wattiez A, Koninckx PR
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 May 31;19(11) doi: 10.3390/ijerph19116725. PMID: 35682310Free PMC Article
Koninckx PR, Fernandes R, Ussia A, Schindler L, Wattiez A, Al-Suwaidi S, Amro B, Al-Maamari B, Hakim Z, Tahlak M
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2021;12:745548. Epub 2021 Nov 25 doi: 10.3389/fendo.2021.745548. PMID: 34899597Free PMC Article
Keckstein J, Saridogan E, Ulrich UA, Sillem M, Oppelt P, Schweppe KW, Krentel H, Janschek E, Exacoustos C, Malzoni M, Mueller M, Roman H, Condous G, Forman A, Jansen FW, Bokor A, Simedrea V, Hudelist G
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2021 Jul;100(7):1165-1175. Epub 2021 Mar 19 doi: 10.1111/aogs.14099. PMID: 33483970
Nisenblat V, Bossuyt PM, Farquhar C, Johnson N, Hull ML
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2016 Feb 26;2(2):CD009591. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009591.pub2. PMID: 26919512Free PMC Article

Therapy

Ferrero S, Gazzo I, Crosa M, Rosato FP, Barra F, Leone Roberti Maggiore U
Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 2024 Jul;95:102496. Epub 2024 Apr 9 doi: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2024.102496. PMID: 38631927
Vercellini P, Viganò P, Bandini V, Buggio L, Berlanda N, Somigliana E
Fertil Steril 2023 May;119(5):727-740. Epub 2023 Mar 21 doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2023.03.018. PMID: 36948440
Nisenblat V, Bossuyt PM, Farquhar C, Johnson N, Hull ML
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2016 Feb 26;2(2):CD009591. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009591.pub2. PMID: 26919512Free PMC Article
Toyokuni S
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Matter M, Schneider N, McKee T
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Prognosis

Koninckx PR, Fernandes R, Ussia A, Schindler L, Wattiez A, Al-Suwaidi S, Amro B, Al-Maamari B, Hakim Z, Tahlak M
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2021;12:745548. Epub 2021 Nov 25 doi: 10.3389/fendo.2021.745548. PMID: 34899597Free PMC Article
Mikhaleva LM, Davydov AI, Patsap OI, Mikhaylenko EV, Nikolenko VN, Neganova ME, Klochkov SG, Somasundaram SG, Kirkland CE, Aliev G
Adv Ther 2020 Jun;37(6):2580-2603. Epub 2020 May 8 doi: 10.1007/s12325-020-01363-5. PMID: 32385745Free PMC Article
Gordts S, Koninckx P, Brosens I
Fertil Steril 2017 Dec;108(6):872-885.e1. Epub 2017 Oct 31 doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2017.08.036. PMID: 29100623
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Vercellini P, Vendola N, Bocciolone L, Rognoni MT, Carinelli SG, Candiani GB
Fertil Steril 1991 Dec;56(6):1198-200. doi: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)54744-x. PMID: 1743347

Clinical prediction guides

Muraoka A, Suzuki M, Hamaguchi T, Watanabe S, Iijima K, Murofushi Y, Shinjo K, Osuka S, Hariyama Y, Ito M, Ohno K, Kiyono T, Kyo S, Iwase A, Kikkawa F, Kajiyama H, Kondo Y
Sci Transl Med 2023 Jun 14;15(700):eadd1531. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.add1531. PMID: 37315109
Vercellini P, Viganò P, Bandini V, Buggio L, Berlanda N, Somigliana E
Fertil Steril 2023 May;119(5):727-740. Epub 2023 Mar 21 doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2023.03.018. PMID: 36948440
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Nat Genet 2023 Mar;55(3):423-436. Epub 2023 Mar 13 doi: 10.1038/s41588-023-01323-z. PMID: 36914876Free PMC Article
Amro B, Ramirez Aristondo ME, Alsuwaidi S, Almaamari B, Hakim Z, Tahlak M, Wattiez A, Koninckx PR
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 May 31;19(11) doi: 10.3390/ijerph19116725. PMID: 35682310Free PMC Article
Koninckx PR, Fernandes R, Ussia A, Schindler L, Wattiez A, Al-Suwaidi S, Amro B, Al-Maamari B, Hakim Z, Tahlak M
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2021;12:745548. Epub 2021 Nov 25 doi: 10.3389/fendo.2021.745548. PMID: 34899597Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Bartiromo L, Schimberni M, Villanacci R, Mangili G, Ferrari S, Ottolina J, Salmeri N, Dolci C, Tandoi I, Candiani M
Int J Mol Sci 2022 Apr 17;23(8) doi: 10.3390/ijms23084425. PMID: 35457244Free PMC Article
Bianco B, Filipchiuk C, Christofolini DM, Barbosa CP, Montagna E
Minerva Med 2020 Feb;111(1):21-32. Epub 2019 Nov 12 doi: 10.23736/S0026-4806.19.06358-4. PMID: 31755675
Horton J, Sterrenburg M, Lane S, Maheshwari A, Li TC, Cheong Y
Hum Reprod Update 2019 Sep 11;25(5):592-632. doi: 10.1093/humupd/dmz012. PMID: 31318420
Gonçalves FC, Andres MP, Passman LJ, Gonçalves MO, Podgaec S
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2016 Jul;134(1):3-7. Epub 2016 Mar 11 doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2015.10.021. PMID: 27039054
Nisenblat V, Bossuyt PM, Farquhar C, Johnson N, Hull ML
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2016 Feb 26;2(2):CD009591. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009591.pub2. PMID: 26919512Free PMC Article

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