Laparoscopic Surgery: A New Technique to Induce Endometriosis in a Mouse Model

Conclusions:
To the best our knowledge, this is the first report showing that endometriosis can be induced by laparoscopic surgery in rodents, with a 100% incidence and a median peritoneal implant take rate of 60%. This laparoscopic model offers important advantages over traditional laparotomy models that are limited by surgery-associated trauma and/or adhesion formation.

Source: Reproductive Sciences - September 13, 2016 Category: Reproduction Medicine Authors: Peterse, D. P., Fassbender, A., O, D. F., Vanhie, A., Saunders, P., Vriens, J., Binda, M. M., DHooghe, T. M. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research