Endometriosis is a condition in which endometrium is located outside the normal uterine cavity.
This presentation deals with causes, clinical features and management.
2. Definition
• Ectopic presence of endometrial tissue
outside the uterine cavity.
• Endometrial tissue includes glands and
stroma.
• First described in 1860 - Rokitansky.
• The ectopic tissue will induce chronic
inflammatory reaction.
3. Types by Sampson
• Endometrial tissues outside the uterine
cavity – endometriosis externa
• Endometrial tissue in the myometrium –
endometriosis interna or Adenomyosis
17. Signs
• Fixed retroverted uterus
• Lack of mobility
• Adnexal mass
• Local tenderness
• Nodules in POD or over uterosacral
ligaments
• Rarely normal findings
23. 3. CA 125
• Not a real diagnostic test
• Does not correlate with symptoms
• Non specific
• It is also raised in Pregnancy, PID, Fibroid,
Cancer ovary etc.,
25. Laparoscopic appearence
• Powder Burn or Gun Shot lesions
• Black dark brown or bluish puckered
lesion
• Nodules or cysts
• Fibrosis
• Red lesions
• White lesions