TY - JOUR
T1 - Endometriosis, need for a multidisciplinary clinical setting: the internist's point of view
AU - Montalto, Massimo
AU - Santoro, Luca
AU - D'Onofrio, Ferruccio
AU - Gallo, Antonella
AU - Campo, Sebastiano
AU - Campo, Vincenzo
AU - Gasbarrini, Antonio
AU - Gasbarrini, Giovanni Battista
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Endometriosis is a common condition characterized by proliferation of endometrial tissue outside the uterus, both in the pelvis and in other extra-pelvic sites. The clinical picture of endometriosis is widely heterogeneous. A correct diagnostic work-up of these patients can sometimes be very difficult, since there are a number of gynecological, intestinal and systemic diseases mimicking endometriosis, as well as other conditions that could be associated with or are a consequence of this disorder. Therefore, multidisciplinary care should be encouraged to ensure correct evaluation and improve the management of these patients
AB - Endometriosis is a common condition characterized by proliferation of endometrial tissue outside the uterus, both in the pelvis and in other extra-pelvic sites. The clinical picture of endometriosis is widely heterogeneous. A correct diagnostic work-up of these patients can sometimes be very difficult, since there are a number of gynecological, intestinal and systemic diseases mimicking endometriosis, as well as other conditions that could be associated with or are a consequence of this disorder. Therefore, multidisciplinary care should be encouraged to ensure correct evaluation and improve the management of these patients
KW - endometriosis
KW - endometriosis
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/21498
M3 - Article
SN - 1828-0447
VL - 2010
SP - 463
EP - 467
JO - Internal and Emergency Medicine
JF - Internal and Emergency Medicine
ER -