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Endometriosis is characterized by the growth of endometrial tissue, containing both glands and stroma, in an ectopic location, outside the uterine limits. Deep endometriosis is a particular form of endometriosis defined when the endometrial tissue infiltrates more than 5 mm into the anatomical structure, either the peritoneal surface or the viscera. Access this chapter Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout Purchases are for personal use only Similar content being viewed by others

Crispi C. Tratado de Videoendoscopia e Cirurgia minimamente invasiva em Ginecologia. 5th ed. Rio de Janeiro: Revinter; 2011. Author information Authors and Affiliations Editor information Editors and Affiliations Rights and permissions Copyright information © 2018 The Author(s) About this chapter Cite this chapter Brandão, A., Crispi, C.P., Oliveira, M.A.P. (2018). Introduction. In: Brandão, A., Crispi, C., Oliveira, M. (eds) Atlas of Deep Endometriosis. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71697-8_1 Download citation DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71697-8_1 Published: Publisher Name: Springer, Cham Print ISBN: 978-3-319-71696-1 Online ISBN: 978-3-319-71697-8 eBook Packages: MedicineMedicine (R0)