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Harald Krentel
GYNECOLOGICAL SURGEON, GYNECOLOGICAL ONCOLOGIST, MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY, ROBOTIC-ASSISTED SURGERY.Director of Gynaecology (BETHESDA Krankenhaus Duisburg)
Endometriosis is a benign disease that mainly affects women of childbearing age. It is a disease in which the cells of the endometrium (endometrium: Tissue lining the inner cavity of the uterus) grow outside the uterus, in various parts of the abdomen, such as the ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterine peritoneal ligaments, bowel, bladder and ureters, while less commonly, foci of endometriosis occur in the diaphragm, abdominal wall, nerves, lung and elsewhere. Endometriosis is a hormone-sensitive disease, mainly influenced by estrogen, which...
