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Treatment of Endometriosis of the Cul-de-Sac

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Endometriosis

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The cul-de-sac holds special importance in endometriosis treatment. It is the pelvic area most commonly involved by the disease (Table 12.1). Indeed, although Sampson’s original publications in the 1920s made it appear that the ovary was the most commonly involved pelvic site, two decades later he realized that peritoneal disease was more common and clinically more important.1-3 Gynecologic surgeons, therefore, must become proficient in identifying and treating cul-de-sac endometriosis.

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  1. David B. Redwine
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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, GA, 31207, USA

    Camran R. Nezhat M.D. , Farr R. Nezhat M.D.  & Ceana H. Nezhat M.D. ,  & 

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA

    Camran R. Nezhat M.D. , Farr R. Nezhat M.D.  & Ceana H. Nezhat M.D. ,  & 

  3. Center for Special Pelvic Surgery, Atlanta, GA, 30342, USA

    Camran R. Nezhat M.D. , Farr R. Nezhat M.D.  & Ceana H. Nezhat M.D. ,  & 

  4. Center for Special Pelvic Surgery, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA

    Camran R. Nezhat M.D. , Farr R. Nezhat M.D.  & Ceana H. Nezhat M.D. ,  & 

  5. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, USA

    Gary S. Berger M.D.

  6. Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of North Carolina School of Public Health, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, USA

    Gary S. Berger M.D.

  7. Chapel Hill Fertility Center, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, USA

    Gary S. Berger M.D.

  8. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77054, USA

    Veasy C. Buttram Jr. M.D.

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Redwine, D.B. (1995). Treatment of Endometriosis of the Cul-de-Sac. In: Nezhat, C.R., Berger, G.S., Nezhat, F.R., Buttram, V.C., Nezhat, C.H. (eds) Endometriosis. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8404-5_12

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