OBJECTIVE: To investigate factors that might influence the recurrence of both @entity2531 and @entity75 following laparoscopic treatment of @entity46 . STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study in a University teaching hospital. We reviewed data from @entity1 referred for laparoscopy between March 1993 and November 2007. We selected @entity1 who were followed up throughout Transvaginal-ultrasound (TV-US) after a first conservative laparoscopy for @entity46 . After laparoscopy, all @entity1 were followed up according to an internal protocol: a standard gynaecologic examination, the assessment of @entity2531 and a TV-US scan that were repeated at 3, 6, and 12 months, and subsequently on a yearly basis. Sixteen factors were assessed by univariable and multivariable Cox proportional hazards models to evaluate their associations with recurrence of @entity75 and @entity158 related- @entity46 . RESULTS: 401 @entity1 were enrolled. A total of 154 (38.4%) experienced moderate or severe @entity158 after laparoscopy; @entity75 were observed by TV-US in 74 (18.4%) @entity1 . In the multivariable model, age at menarche, severity of chronic @entity2371 (CPP) and dysmenorrhoea prior to surgery were significant risk factors for recurrence/occurrence of @entity158 . Age at the first laparoscopy, stage of disease, pre-operative severity of CPP, and pregnancy were predictive factors of the recurrence for such lesions. CONCLUSION: The severity of CPP prior to the first laparoscopy showed the only significant factor in the overall prediction of recurrence of @entity158 and @entity75 . @entity1 with severe CPP at the time of their first surgery might represent a sub-group of @entity1 with a more aggressive form of @entity46 .

Long-term follow-up after laparoscopic treatment for @entity46 : multivariate analysis of predictive factors for recurrence of XXXX and @entity158 .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'Patients', 'patients'] @entity75 :: ('MESH:D001927', 'Disease') :: ['endometriotic lesions'] @entity2371 :: ('MESH:D017699', 'Disease') :: ['pelvic pain'] @entity46 :: ('MESH:D004715', 'Disease') :: ['endometriosis'] @entity2531 :: ('MESH:D013001', 'Disease') :: ['painful symptoms'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['pain']
@entity75 :: (MESH:D001927,Disease) :: ['endometriotic lesions']
