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) |