Visualized peritoneal fluid variation in adolescents and young adults with endometriosis: is there more to it?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Peritoneal fluid is a medium for endometriosis-associated biomarker discovery from which the local peritoneal environment and pathophysiologic pathways are often inferred. Therefore, we evaluated the associations between peritoneal fluid color and volume at time of endometriosis-related laparoscopic surgery with patient characteristics, endometriosis type and lesion location in adolescents and young adults with endometriosis.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional analysis among 545 patients undergoing surgery for endometriosis who enrolled in the Women's Health Study: from Adolescence to Adulthood cohort study. Patient characteristics, surgically visualized endometriosis phenotypes, and gross characteristics of peritoneal fluid were collected in compliance with W

SUBMITTER: Yousif A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10757835 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature