Enzian classification: does it correlate with clinical symptoms and the rASRM score?
Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica2013Vol. 92(5), pp. 562–566
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Dietmar Haas, Peter Oppelt, Omar Shebl, Andreas Shamiyeh, Wolfgang Schimetta, Richard Bernhard Mayer
Abstract
Deeply infiltrating endometriosis is well characterized using the Enzian classification as a supplement to the rASRM score. There is also a clear correlation between the rASRM and Enzian classifications, because of the way in which the disease crosses morphological boundaries. The locations in the Enzian classification correlate partially with clinical symptoms, and the classification's severity grades correlate substantially with pain and dysmenorrhea. In view of these clinical results, use of the Enzian classification can be recommended as a supplement to the rASRM score for detailed description of endometriosis.
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