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Place de l'endométriose dans le diagnostic différentiel des douleurs pelviennes chroniques
Authors
Wenger, Jean-Marie
Zormpa, Maria
Daellenbach, Patrick Peter
Weber, Laura
Published in Revue médicale suisse. 2012, vol. 8, no. 359, p. 1998,2000-2
Abstract In the context of chronic pelvic pain, endometriosis plays a significant role due to its frequency and its effects on the quality of women's lives. It affects 3-10% of women of reproductive age. The clinical signs are part from chronic pelvic pain, dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, urinary and digestive symptoms as well as infertility. The clinical signs and symptoms may vary and the clinical examination may be difficult to interpret for a physician who is not familiar with the condition. This explains the fact that it takes more time to make the diagnosis of endometriosis. Delay of diagnosis, multiple consultations and complex surgical procedures implicate physical and psychological suffering for the patient with serious complications. For all these reasons, the differential diagnosis of chronic pelvic pain in women should include endometriosis.
Keywords Diagnosis, Differential — Endometriosis/diagnosis — Female — Female Urogenital Diseases/diagnosis — Gastrointestinal Diseases/diagnosis — Humans — Pelvic Pain/etiology
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PMID: 23167072
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Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de pédiatrie, gynécologie et obstétrique
Research group Prévention du cancer du col utérin (933)
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(ISO format) 		WENGER, Jean-Marie et al. Place de l'endométriose dans le diagnostic différentiel des douleurs pelviennes chroniques. In: Revue médicale suisse, 2012, vol. 8, n° 359, p. 1998,2000-2. https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:31820

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