Endometriosis is a frequent pathology with a high incidence of deep infiltrating endometriosis and complex forms that can affect 20% of patients with endometriosis. The incidence of infertility associated with endometriosis can reach 50%. T…
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the impact of complete removal of endometriosis in case of deep infiltrative endometriosis without digestive involvement, on in vitro fertilization outcomes. METHODS: Retrospective monocentric study. We included inf…
The aim of the present review was to evaluate the contribution of clinical examination and imaging techniques, mainly transvaginal sonography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to diagnose deep infiltrating (DE) locations using prisma sta…
STUDY QUESTION: What are the fertility outcomes in women wishing to conceive after experiencing a severe complication from surgical removal of colorectal endometriosis? SUMMARY ANSWER: The pregnancy rate (PR) among women who wished to conc…
OBJECTIVES: A prospective study to evaluate the clinical impact of osteopathic manipulative therapy (OMT) on symptoms and quality of life (QOL) of patients with colorectal endometriosis. METHODS: Forty-six patients with colorectal endometr…
CONTEXT: Endometriosis is a chronic painful disease, for which hormone therapy is usually offered as a first line option to women not willing to conceive. OBJECTIVES: To analyse and synthesize the literature, from 2006 onwards, on pain con…
Endometriosis is a multifactorial pathology. Trans-tubal reflux theory remains valid. Genetic and epigenetic factors associated with immunological perturbations are involved. The role of endocrine disruptors is discussed although epidemiolo…
OBJECTIVE(S): To assess fertility outcomes after ICSI-IVF in infertile women having undergone prior complete surgical removal of colorectal endometriosis. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective longitudinal cohort study in two referral French centres i…
Uteroabdominal wall fistula (UAWF) is a very rare complication of cesarean section. We report an unusual case of a UAWF occurring in a 37-year-old woman 4 years after a cesarean section and previous radical surgery for deep infiltrating end…
OBJECTIVE: The goal of this review was to assess the impact of colorectal endometriosis on spontaneous fertility and the potential benefit of Medically Assisted Reproduction (MAR) (in vitro fertilization and intrauterine insemination) and s…
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate delivery and neonatal outcomes in women with resected or in situ bowel endometriosis. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. SETTING: France. POPULATION AND SAMPLE: Analysis of 72 pregnancies from 67 women followed fo…
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the diagnostic contribution of the computed tomography (CT) enema and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for multifocal (multiple lesions affecting the same segment) and multicentric (multiple lesions affecting se…
OBJECTIVE: A prospective pilot study to evaluate the potential role of osteopathic manipulative therapy (OMT) on quality of life (QOL) of patients with Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis (DIE) and colorectal involvement. STUDY DESIGN: Twenty …
Endometriosis is a benign disorder affecting 10 to 15% of women of reproductive age. It is defined by the presence of endometrium-like tissue outside the uterus. There are three different entities of endometriosis: superficial endometriosis…
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate urinary dysfunction and quality of life before and after surgery for deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE). METHODS: This prospective study included 50 patients with DIE who required surgery. Urinary dysfunction was …
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the external validity of the validated French model of the quality-of-life questionnaire (QOL) SF-36 in predicting improvement after colorectal resection for endometriosis. DESIGN: Italian and Brazilian cohort …
AIM: Endometriosis affects from 10% to 15% of women of childbearing age and 20% of these women have deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE). The goal of this review was to assess the impact of various locations of DIE on spontaneous fertility…
BACKGROUND: To evaluate the long-term symptoms, quality of life (QOL), and fertility after colorectal resection for endometriosis. METHODS: Extended analysis of a randomized controlled trial including 52 patients with colorectal endometrio…
Deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) is a well-known cause of pelvic pain and infertility. Malignant transformation of DIE is rare but can be suggested by MRI. We report a case of a spontaneous pregnancy in a woman with suspicion of malign…
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the role of protective defunctioning stoma (PDS) on the occurrence of digestive tract complications after colorectal resection to treat endometriosis. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study (Canadian Task Force class…
Vulvar endometriosis can occur after surgery or trauma and cause dyspareunia. A 30-year-old woman presented with orificial dyspareunia lasting for 5 months. Her history was marked by a vaginal birth without perineal injury and the removal o…
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To describe the characteristics of patients with colorectal endometriosis and extraserosal pelvic fascia (EPF) involvement and to assess the effect of EPF resection. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study (Canadian Task Force cl…
Although many series have been published on the management of digestive or urinary deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE), few data exist on pre- and postoperative urinary dysfunction (UD) and urodynamic tests. Hence, the objective of this r…
Medical treatment of functional cysts and endometriomas, and the risk of developing functional ovarian cysts in different therapeutic situations are assessed. The available literature regarding the treatment of functional cysts is limited b…