Case Series

Endometriosis Surgery during the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Brazilian Single Institution Experience

Table 1

Anthropometric characteristics, obstetric histories, and indication for each surgery.

CaseAge (years)EthnicitySchoolingWeight (kg)Height (m)BMI (kg·m-2)G P AMenarche (years)Indication

145CaucasianPostgrad601.5524.971 1 011Pain
237AfricanCollege621.7220.961 1 012Pain
338CaucasianPostgrad561.5722.724 1 312Pain
438CaucasianPostgrad641.6523.510 0 013Pain
536CaucasianCollege561.5623.010 0 013Pain
631MixedCollege751.6427.890 0 010Pain
722CaucasianHigh school651.625.390 0 010Pain
847AfricanHigh school651.5726.373 1 212Pain
931CaucasianCollege711.7423.450 0 014Pain
1038CaucasianMiddle school671.626.173 1 214Infertility
1131CaucasianCollege701.5828.040 0 013Imaging

Cases ordered according to the date of surgery. Ethnicity: self-reported; schooling: highest degree completed; G P A: obstetric history includes G (gravidity, number of times a woman has been pregnant), P (parity, number of times a woman carried the pregnancies to a viable gestational age), and A (abortion, number of abortions—spontaneous or not); indication: in all cases, women underwent surgery due to pain, except for case 10 (secondary infertility) and case 11 (risk for bowel obstruction and concerns about imaging findings showing endometriosis invading the appendix, the ovaries, and the anterior, posterior, and lateral compartments). All women are nonsmokers.