1. Risk of appendiceal endometriosis among women with deep-infiltrating endometriosis.
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Moulder, Janelle K., Siedhoff, Matthew T., Melvin, Kathryn L., Jarvis, Elizabeth G., Hobbs, Kumari A., and Garrett, Joanne
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TREATMENT of endometriosis , *DISEASES in women , *APPENDECTOMY , *GYNECOLOGIC surgery , *SURGICAL excision , *RETROSPECTIVE studies , *APPENDIX (Anatomy) , *DATABASES , *ENDOMETRIOSIS , *MEDICAL referrals , *CECUM diseases , *DISEASE prevalence , *SEVERITY of illness index - Abstract
Objective: To determine whether deep-infiltrating endometriosis (DE) carries an increased risk of appendiceal endometriosis (AppE) as compared with superficial endometriosis or no endometriosis.Methods: In a retrospective study, data were obtained by chart review of an internal database for women who underwent coincidental appendectomy during benign gynecologic surgery between July 2009 and February 2014 at a tertiary referral center in the USA. Univariate, bivariate, and regression analyses were performed. The primary exposure was surgically documented endometriosis (DE, superficial, or no endometriosis). The primary outcome was AppE.Results: Endometriosis was diagnosed for 151 (38.2%) of 395 women; 82 (54.3%) had DE. The prevalence of AppE was 13.2% (52/395) overall; 8 (11.6%) of 69 women with superficial endometriosis and 32 (39.0%) of 82 with DE were affected. Frequency of AppE was increased among women with DE, abnormal appendix appearance, and surgical indication (all P<0.001). Women with DE had a 5.9-fold (95% confidence interval [CI] 2.9-11.9) higher risk of AppE compared with women without endometriosis, controlling for appendiceal appearance and surgical indication, and a 2.7-fold (95% CI 1.2-6.2) higher risk of AppE compared with those with superficial endometriosis.Conclusion: Women with DE have increased risk of AppE. Coincidental appendectomy should form part of complete endometriosis excision for these patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2017
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