Long-term follow-up of patients surgically treated for ruptured ovarian endometriotic cysts

• Main Authors: Yu-Hsin Huang (Author), Jui-Der Liou (Author), Chia-Lin Hsieh (Author), Chii-Shinn Shiau (Author), Liang-Ming Lo (Author), Ming-Yang Chang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2011-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Approximately 4% of women are admitted to hospitals because of ovarian cyst rupture, hemorrhage, or torsion. Endometriotic cyst rupture is a rare surgical emergency associated with severe peritonitis and pelvic adhesion, and we aimed to determine its prognosis and long-term outcome. Mater...