Author's reply regarding AAGL 2021 Endometriosis Classification: An Anatomy-Based Surgical Complexity Score

Authors

• Mauricio S. Abrao, Gynecologic Division, BP- A Beneficência Portuguesa de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Disciplina de Ginecologia, Departamento de Obstetricia e Ginecologia, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil. Electronic address: msabrao@mac.com.Follow
• Marina Paula Andres, Gynecologic Division, BP- A Beneficência Portuguesa de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Disciplina de Ginecologia, Departamento de Obstetricia e Ginecologia, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.Follow
• Charles E. Miller, Advocate Aurora HealthFollow
• Julian A. Gingold, Department of OB/GYN & Women's Health, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA.
• Mariona Rius, Service of Gynecology, ICGON, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
• Joao Siufi Neto, Gynecologic Division, BP- A Beneficência Portuguesa de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
• Francisco Carmona, Service of Gynecology, ICGON, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Institut d'Investigations Biomèdiques August Pi I Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain.Follow

Recommended Citation

Abrao MS, Andres MP, Neto JS, et al. Author's Reply. J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2022;29(3):450. doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2021.11.021

Affiliations

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital

Abstract

Many classifications proposed for this disease over the last decades. While most classification systems have been tailored to measure particular outcomes, all have limitations. In this study, we validated this new system's ability to predict pain and infertility symptoms using a prospective, multi-center study involving over 1,200 cases and compared it to the ASRM classification for endometriosis. Future improvements are necessary to the proposed classification and the development of a preoperative classification by imaging are the next steps.

Document Type

Letter

PubMed ID

34864208