Masao Ichikawa, Tatunori Shiraishi, Naofumi Okuda, Kimihiko Nakao, Yuka Shirai, Hanako Kaseki, Shigeo Akira, Masafumi Toyoshima, Yoshimitu Kuwabara, Shunji Suzuki
Endometriosis-associated pain is an essential factor in deciding surgical indications of endometriosis. However, there is no quantitative method to diagnose the intensity of local pain in endometriosis (especially deep endometriosis). This study aims to examine the clinical significance of the pain score, a preoperative diagnostic scoring system for endometriotic pain that can be performed only with pelvic examination, devised for the above purpose. The data from 131 patients from a previous study were included and evaluated using the pain score...
May 17, 2023: Diagnostics