Pain, mast cells, and nerves in peritoneal, ovarian, and deep infiltrating endometriosis

ObjectiveTo detect and quantify mast cells in peritoneal, ovarian, and deep infiltrating endometriosis and to study the relationship between mast cells and nerves in endometriosis.DesignProspective histological and immunohistochemical study.SettingUniversity of Brussels, Belgium.Patient(s)Sixty-nine women undergoing laparoscopic excision of endometriosis for pain. Thirty-seven biopsies of normal tissue were obtained from women without...