Evaluation of the association between self-reported pre-operative symptoms with surgically diagnosed endometriosis using the #ENZIAN classification in a multi-centre cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Study question

Is there an association between pre-operative symptoms and intraoperatively described localization and size of endometriosis lesions as assessed by the #ENZIAN classification system?

Summary answer

Dyschezia is associated with any deep infiltrating endometriosis (DE) lesions; severe dyspareunia is associated with adenomyosis.

What is known already

Previous attempts to correlate the common symptoms of endometriosis to the size and localization of lesions have been of moderate success.

Study design, size, duration

This prospective, multicentre, non-interventional cross-sectional study was conducted between September 2022 and January 2024 at 18 endometriosis centres in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland, enrolling a total of 838 patients with endomet

SUBMITTER: Reiser E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12408899 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature