[HTML][HTML] Laparoscopic excision of endometriosis: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial
J Abbott, J Hawe, D Hunter, M Holmes, P Finn… - Fertility and sterility, 2004 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To examine the effect on pain and quality of life for women with all stages of
endometriosis undergoing laparoscopic surgery compared with placebo surgery. DESIGN: A
randomized, blinded, crossover study. SETTING: A tertiary referral unit in a district general
hospital. PATIENT (S): Thirty-nine women with histologically proven endometriosis
completed the 12-month study. INTERVENTION (S): Women were randomized to receive
initially either a diagnostic procedure (the delayed surgical group) or full excisional surgery …
endometriosis undergoing laparoscopic surgery compared with placebo surgery. DESIGN: A
randomized, blinded, crossover study. SETTING: A tertiary referral unit in a district general
hospital. PATIENT (S): Thirty-nine women with histologically proven endometriosis
completed the 12-month study. INTERVENTION (S): Women were randomized to receive
initially either a diagnostic procedure (the delayed surgical group) or full excisional surgery …