Table 1.
Preoperative characteristics of the study population
| Patients’ characteristics (N = 304) | Values a |
|---|---|
| Age(years) | 34.2 ± 5.8(range17–49) |
| Parity | |
| Para≥1 | 158(52.0%) |
| Nulliparous | 146(48.0%) |
| Infertility | 78(25.7%) |
| Previous surgery for OEM | 88(28.9%) |
| Presenting symptomsb | |
| No symptoms | 32(10.5%) |
| Dysmenorrhea | 272(89.5%) |
| Dyspareunia | 39(12.8%) |
| Chronic pelvic pain | 17(5.6%) |
| Rectal tenesmus | 73(24.0%) |
| Difficulty in defecation | 13(4.3%) |
| Diarrhea | 6(2.0%) |
| Defecation pain | 11(3.6%) |
| Hematochezia | 8(2.6%) |
| Urinary frequency and urgency | 9(3.0%) |
| Haematuria | 2(0.7%) |
| Hydronephrosis | 26(8.6%) |
| Endometrioma laterality | |
| Left | 98(32.2%) |
| Right | 86(28.3%) |
| Bilateral | 120(39.5%) |
| Endometrioma size (mm) | 55.9 ± 23.9 (range10–150) |
| Number of DIE lesions | 2.60 ± 1.5 (range1–9) |
OEM, ovarian endometrioma; DIE, deep infiltrating endometriosis
aValues are shown as mean ± standard deviation or N(%)
bDifferent symptoms can be associated in the same patient