Objective: To determine whether whole fragments of endometrium can adhere to peritoneum
with intact mesothelium. Design: Tissue culture and immunohistochemical study. Setting:
University medical center. Patient (s): Reproductive-age women undergoing surgery for
benign conditions. Intervention (s): Explants of human peritoneum from the anterior
abdominal wall and the posterior surface of the uterus were cultured with whole fragments of
mechanically dispersed endometrium. Main Outcome Measure (s): Adhesion of endometrial …