Table 2.

Characteristics of studies that addressed recurrence rates of endometriosis after total or subtotal hysterectomy.

First Author/Year	Sample Size (n)	Type of Surgery	Design	Indication	Main Results
Balasubramaniam, et al., 2020 [60]	70	Total hysterectomy	Retrospective study	Stage IV endometriosis	The recurrence rate during the follow-up period was 0.
Shirane, A., et al., 2019 [47]	807	Total hysterectomy	Retrospective cohort	Endometriosis	The recurrence rate of endometriosis was 2.47%.
Soliman, A. M., et al., 2017 [61]	24,915	Total hysterectomy	Retrospective cohort	Endometriosis	Estimated retreatment rates were 3.3%, 4.7%, and 5.4% in the 2nd, 5th, and 8th years after hysterectomy, respectively.
Schuster, M. W., et al., 2012 [65]	464 (n = 102 cases of endometriosis)	Subtotal hysterectomy	Case–control Study	Benign indications	Repeat surgery rates were 2.9% and 3.3% in women with and without endometriosis, respectively.
Matorras, R., et al., 2002 [62]	172	Total hysterectomy (n = 57)	Prospective randomized trial	Endometriosis	The recurrence rate was 0.
Reznek, M. A., et al., 1999 [50]	9	Subtotal hysterectomy	Retrospective	Stage IV endometriosis	Recurrent symptoms were reported in 55.5% of cases.
Rana, N., et al., 1996 [63]	1	Subtotal hysterectomy	Case reports	Severe pelvic endometriosis	Recurrence of symptomatic endometriosis was reported.
Dmowski, W. P., et al., 1988 [64]	7	Total hysterectomy	Case series	Endometriosis	Recurrences were reported in 85.7% of cases.