Tubal Endometrioma Within a Twisted Fallopian Tube: A Clinically Complex Diagnosis

Wenger, Jean-Marie; Soave, Ilaria; Monte, Giuseppe Lo; Petignat, Patrick; Marci, Roberto

doi:10.1016/j.jpag.2012.06.005

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“…A total of 13 studies were finally considered eligible for inclusion [ 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 ]. Among them, four were observational, which included a total of 633 patients and mainly focused on the prevalence of tubal EM among patients with various gynecological diseases, as well as on disease-related characteristics and histopathology [ 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 ], while two studies focused on analyzing the genetic profile of patients with tubal EM [ 20 , 21 ].…”

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“…Among them, four were observational, which included a total of 633 patients and mainly focused on the prevalence of tubal EM among patients with various gynecological diseases, as well as on disease-related characteristics and histopathology [ 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 ], while two studies focused on analyzing the genetic profile of patients with tubal EM [ 20 , 21 ]. The remaining seven studies were case reports [ 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 ]. The main patient and disease characteristics of the included observational studies are shown in Table 1 .…”

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“…The literature search revealed a total of 7 case reports during the study period [ 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 ]. Table 2 depicts the main patients’ and disease-related characteristics from case reports.…”

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“…Five patients aged from 18 to 34 years underwent salpingectomy to manage their disease, whereas two patients aged 49 and 60 years underwent total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH) with right salpingo-ophorectomy, and (TAH) with bilateral salpingo-ophorectomy, pelvic lympadenectomy and para-aortic lympadenectomy, respectively. From the five patients that had salpingectomy, follow-up was available for two of them with both being disease-free with no evidence of EM recurrence at follow up [ 22 , 23 ].…”

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Tubal endometriosis (EM) refers to the detection of ectopic endometrial implants on tubes. It may cause a significant defect of the tubes, translating into dysmenorrhea, pelvic pain, and infertility. We aimed to evaluate the disease characteristics, prevalence, histopathological findings and genetic profile of patients with tubal EM. A thorough search of three electronic databases was performed for studies that presented outcomes of patients with tubal EM. Thirteen studies (four observational, seven case reports, two genetic) were considered eligible for inclusion. The prevalence of tubal EM ranged from 6.9% to 69%. The predominant symptoms for referral of patients were infertility and abdominal pain. Women of reproductive age underwent salpingectomy for the management of the disease. Only one case of malignant transformation was recorded in a 60-year-old patient. The prevalence of tubal EM ranges depending on the indication for surgery, the presence of concomitant pelvic EM and the type of diagnosis and treatment. Further, more extensive, larger studies are warranted to evaluate the impact of tubal EM in the progression and prognosis of EM, the effect of salpingectomy in the improvement of disease-related symptoms and to designate the group of patients that could benefit from risk-reducing salpingectomy based on the risk of developing ovarian malignancy.

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