Healey M
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· 60 papers in corpus
other
2015
STUDY QUESTION: Do DNA variants in the growth regulation by estrogen in breast cancer 1 (GREB1) region regulate endometrial GREB1 expression and increase the risk of developing endometriosis in women? SUMMARY ANSWER: We identified new sing…
diagnostic-accuracy
2014
BACKGROUND: Surgical treatment of deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) is complex, and preoperative diagnosis benefits both surgeon and patient. Studies in expert centres have reported high accuracy for transvaginal ultrasound (TVUS) diagn…
other
2014
rct
2014
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To compare reduction of pain after laparoscopy for ablation or excision of endometriosis. DESIGN: Prospective, randomized, double-blind study (Canadian Task Force classification I). SETTING: Endometriosis and pelvic pain …
case-report
2013
INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS: The purpose is to demonstrate a surgical case of severe endometriosis involving a bladder endometriotic nodule. METHODS: This patient has a large 4-cm endometriotic nodule which obliterates the uterovesical pou…
observational
2012
INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS: This study assesses the prevalence of interstitial cystitis (IC)/bladder pain syndrome (BPS) in women with chronic pelvic pain (CPP). METHODS: This was a prospective study of 150 women undergoing laparoscopy as…
rct
2010
OBJECTIVE: To compare reduction of pain following laparoscopy after ablation or excision of endometriosis. DESIGN: A prospective, randomized, double-blind study. SETTING: Endometriosis and pelvic pain clinic at a university teaching hospi…
observational
2003
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To assess the outcome of aggressive but conservative laparoscopic surgery in the treatment of severe endometriosis involving the rectum. DESIGN: Retrospective study (Canadian Task Force classification III). SETTING: Endos…
other
2001
Current literature describes 3 different pathogenetic types of ovarian endometriotic cysts. Cortical invagination cysts arise when surface ovarian endometriotic deposits adhere to another structure (such as the broad ligament), blocking the…
observational
2001
The medical records of all women who underwent hysterectomy for benign disease performed between 1986 and 1995 were reviewed to ascertain the incidence of morbidity and mortality of abdominal, vaginal, and laparoscopically assisted vaginal …