Laparoscopic management of peritoneal endometriosis

Endometriosis is the cause of pelvic pain (dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia) and infertility in more than 35% of women of reproductive age. In 1997, we demonstrated that three entities must be clearly distinguished: - Peritoneal endometriosis - Ovarian endometriomas (chocolate cysts) - Retroperitoneal endometriosis or adenomyosis. In this chapter, we focus on the diagnosis and management of peritoneal endometriosis