TY - JOUR
T1 - Long-term Effectiveness of Presacral Neurectomy for the Treatment of Severe Dysmenorrhea Due to Endometriosis
AU - Zullo, Fulvio
AU - Palomba, Stefano
AU - Zupi, Errico
AU - Russo, Tiziana
AU - Morelli, Michele
AU - Sena, Teresa
AU - Pellicano, Massimiliano
AU - Mastrantonio, Pasquale
PY - 2004/2
Y1 - 2004/2
N2 - Study Objective. To assess the long-term effectiveness of presacral neurectomy (PSN) in women with severe dysmenorrhea due to endometriosis treated with conservative laparoscopic surgical intervention. Design. Randomized, controlled trial (Canadian Task Force classification I). Setting. University-affiliated department of obstetrics and gynecology. Patients. One hundred forty-one sexually active women of reproductive age. Intervention. Conservative laparoscopic surgery without (group A) or with (group B) PSN. Measurements and Main Results. At entry and 24-months after surgical procedures, cure rates; frequency and severity of dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, and chronic pelvic pain; and quality of life were evaluated. At follow-up visit, the cure rate was significantly (P
AB - Study Objective. To assess the long-term effectiveness of presacral neurectomy (PSN) in women with severe dysmenorrhea due to endometriosis treated with conservative laparoscopic surgical intervention. Design. Randomized, controlled trial (Canadian Task Force classification I). Setting. University-affiliated department of obstetrics and gynecology. Patients. One hundred forty-one sexually active women of reproductive age. Intervention. Conservative laparoscopic surgery without (group A) or with (group B) PSN. Measurements and Main Results. At entry and 24-months after surgical procedures, cure rates; frequency and severity of dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, and chronic pelvic pain; and quality of life were evaluated. At follow-up visit, the cure rate was significantly (P
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U2 - 10.1016/S1074-3804(05)60005-9
DO - 10.1016/S1074-3804(05)60005-9
M3 - Article
C2 - 15104826
AN - SCOPUS:1642414753
VL - 11
SP - 23
EP - 28
JO - Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists
JF - Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists
SN - 1074-3804
IS - 1
ER -