Surgical Considerations in the Management of Adolescent Endometriosis-An Expert Commentary

Nichole Tyson; Jessica Shim; Ted Lee; Cara R King; Jon Einarsson; Mark D Hornstein; Marc R Laufer

doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2024.01.021

Surgical Considerations in the Management of Adolescent Endometriosis-An Expert Commentary

J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2024 Feb 6:S1553-4650(24)00045-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2024.01.021. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Nichole Tyson¹, Jessica Shim², Ted Lee³, Cara R King⁴, Jon Einarsson⁵, Mark D Hornstein⁶, Marc R Laufer⁷

Affiliations

¹ Center for Academic Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California (Dr. Tyson). Electronic address: ntyson@stanford.edu.
² Division of Gynecology, Boston Children's Hospital; Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts (Dr. Shim).
³ NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, New York (Dr. Lee).
⁴ Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio (Dr. King).
⁵ Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital; Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts (Dr. Einarsson).
⁶ Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Brigham and Women's Hospital; Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts (Hornstein).
⁷ Division of Gynecology, Boston Children's Hospital; Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Brigham and Women's Hospital; Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts (Dr. Laufer).

PMID: 38325581
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2024.01.021

Abstract

Given the complexities and controversies that exist in diagnosing adult endometriosis, as well as optimizing medical and surgical management, it is not surprising that there is even more ambiguity and inconsistency in the optimal surgical care of endometriosis in the adolescent. This collaborative commentary aimed to provide evidence-based recommendations optimizing the role of surgical interventions for endometriosis in the adolescent patient with input from experts in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery, pediatric and adolescent gynecology, and infertility/reproductive medicine.

Keywords: Laparoscopy; Minimally invasive surgery; Pediatric adolescent gynecology; Pelvic pain; Surgery.