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Diagnosis and treatment of bladder endometriosis: state of the art

Maccagnano, Carmen, Pellucchi, Federico, Rocchini, Lorenzo, Ghezzi, Massimo, Scattoni, Vincenzo, Montorsi, Francesco, Rigatti, Patrizio, Colombo, Renzo·2012·Urologia Internationalis

Abstract

Background: The bladder is the most common affected site in urinary tract endometriosis, being diagnosed during gynecologic follow-up. The surgical urological treatment might lead to good results. Study Objective: To define the state of the art in the diagnosis and treatment of bladder endometriosis. Methods: We performed a literature review by searching the MEDLINE database for articles published between 1996 and 2011, limiting the searches to the words: urinary tract endometriosis, bladderendometriosis, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.Results: Deep pelvic endometriosis usually involves the urinary system, with the bladder being affected in 85% of cases. The diagnosis has to be considered as a step-by-step procedure. Currently, the treatment is usually surgical, consisting of either transurethral resection or partial cystectomy, and eventually associated with hormonal therapy. The hormonal therapy alone counteracts only the stimulus of endometriotic tissue proliferation, with no effects on the scarring caused by this tissue. The overall recurrence rate is about 30% for combined therapies and about 35% for the hormonal treatment alone. Conclusions: The bladder is the most common affected site in urinary tract endometriosis. Most of the time, this condition is diagnosed because of the complaint of urinary symptoms during gynecologic follow-up procedures for a deep pelvic endometriosis: a close collaboration between the gynecologist and the urologist is advisable, especially in highly specialized centers. The surgical urological treatment might lead to good results in terms of patients’ compliance and prognosis.

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Authors
Maccagnano, C., Pellucchi, F., Rocchini, L., Ghezzi, M., Scattoni, V., Montorsi, F., Rigatti, P., & Colombo, R.
Affiliations
  • IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele (IT)
  • Vita-Salute San Raffaele University (IT)
Venue
Urologia Internationalis
Publisher
S. Karger AG
Published
2012
Volume
89
Issue
3
Pages
249-258
ISSN
  • 0042-1138 (ISSN-L)
  • 1423-0399
OpenAlex
W2080712840
Cited by
112
References
86
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FWCI
0.78
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Urologia Internationalis (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Endometriosis Research and Treatment
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Urinary and Genital Oncology Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Obstetrics and Gynecology › Gynecological conditions and treatments
Keywords
bladder endometriosis, urinary tract endometriosis, deep infiltrating endometriosis, diagnosis, surgical treatment, transurethral resection, partial cystectomy, hormone therapy, recurrence
MeSH terms
Urinary Bladder, Urinary Bladder Diseases, Diagnosis, Differential, Endometriosis, Female, Hormones, Humans, Prognosis, Recurrence, Ultrasonography, Urology, Cystectomy, Treatment Outcome

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