Racial and Ethnic Inequities in Rates of Diagnostic Laparoscopy for Evaluation of Endometriosis in Adolescents with Pelvic Pain: a Retrospective Cohort Study
This study identified inequities in rates of laparoscopy among adolescents, with surgery performed at lower rates for Black, Asian, and Hispanic subjects.
Authors
- Harlan McCaffery
- Niko Kaciroti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8843-8231)
- Cheyney C. Dobson
- Erin Isaacson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7400-3085)
- Susan J. Woolford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4431-0652)
- Monica W. Rosen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0567-2821)
- Kathleen O’Brien
- Lauren Capra
Institutions
- University of Michigan (US)
- Michigan Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-025-02763-5
- Primary Topic
- Endometriosis Research and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00