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ReviewObstetrics & gynecology science2018

Clinical evaluation and management of endometriosis: guideline for Korean patients from Korean Society of Endometriosis.

Hyejin Hwang, Youn-Jee Chung, Sa Ra Lee, Hyun-Tae Park, Jae-Yen Song, Hoon Kim, Dong-Yun Lee, Eun-Ju Lee, Mee-Ran Kim, Sung-Tack Oh

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Review in Obstetrics & gynecology science, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
15citing papers in PubMed
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Roles of Goserelin in Gynecological Disorders.Drug design, development and therapy · 2026
    Review
  3. Article
  4. Long-term outcomes of catheter-directed sclerotherapy for ovarian endometrioma.Diagnostic and interventional radiology (Ankara, Turkey) · 2025
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  8. Minimally invasive surgery for deep endometriosis.Obstetrics & gynecology science · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 7 institutions in 1 country.

Hyejin HwangDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Youn-Jee ChungDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Sa Ra LeeDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Hyun-Tae ParkDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Jae-Yen SongDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Hoon KimDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Dong-Yun LeeDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Eun-Ju LeeDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chung-Ang University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Mee-Ran KimDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4492-0768
Sung-Tack OhDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
Catholic University of Korea · KRChonnam National University Hospital · KRChung-Ang University · KREwha Womans University · KRKorea University · KRSamsung Medical Center · KRSeoul National University · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Endometriosis is one of the most common diseases in reproductive ages, and it affects patients' quality of life and fertility. However, few Korean guidelines are available for the evaluation and management of endometriosis. Korean Society of Endometriosis reviewed various literatures and trials, and to provide seventy-one evidence-based recommendations. This review presents guidelines for the diagnosis and management of endometriosis with emphasis on: it's role in infertility, treatment of recurrence, asymptomatic women, endometriosis in adolescents and menopausal women, and possible association of endometriosis with cancer.

Indexed as

DysmenorrheaEndometriosisInfertilityPelvic pain

Identifiers

PMID30254991
PMCPMC6137012
OpenAlexW2890734605

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