Petra Klein

OBJECTIVE: To develop a predictive risk score for superficial peritoneal endometriosis (SPE) in patients with negative examination and imaging, based on symptoms and quality of life measures. DESIGN: Multicenter nested case-control study c…

Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory disease associated with substantial impairment of quality of life. Although the #ENZIAN classification enables detailed anatomical characterization of disease distribution, its relevance for predictin…

Objectives: We aim to evaluate how rectal shaving is defined in the current literature, how consistently this definition is used, and what this means for the results and comparability of the respective research about surgery in deep rectal …

The simultaneous appearance of symptomatic severe pelvic and diaphragmatic deep endometriosis represents a particular challenge in surgical treatment of the disease. We report a symptomatic patient with a history of six previous laparoscopi…

Study question: Is there an association between pre-operative symptoms and intraoperatively described localization and size of endometriosis lesions as assessed by the #ENZIAN classification system? Summary answer: Dyschezia is associated w…

STUDY QUESTION: Is there an association between pre-operative symptoms and intraoperatively described localization and size of endometriosis lesions as assessed by the #ENZIAN classification system? SUMMARY ANSWER: Dyschezia is associated …