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Editorial
. 2019 Mar;7(Suppl 1):S8.
doi: 10.21037/atm.2019.01.36.

Pathophysiology of pain in patients with peritoneal endometriosis

Simone Ferrero  1   2 , Valerio Gaetano Vellone  3 , Fabio Barra  1   2
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Editorial

Pathophysiology of pain in patients with peritoneal endometriosis

Simone Ferrero et al. Ann Transl Med. 2019 Mar.
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Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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Patient with extensive adhesions caused by endometriosis. The uterus (U) is adherent to the dilated left Fallopian tube (LFT) and the bowel (B). The left uterosacral ligament (USL) and the right round ligament (RL) are tractioned. Endometriosis (E) can be observed at the insertion of the left uterosacral ligament in the uterus.
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