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AIM: The aim of this study was to describe the characteristics of women under 25 years with pelvic endometriosis and assess their potential for recurrence and fertility after surgery. METHODS: In a comparative retrospective study, 108 patie…

OBJECTIVES: To assess the interest of robotic-assisted laparoscopy in the context of deep infiltrating endometriosis and to investigate perioperative results. PATIENTS AND METHODS: From November 2008 to April 2012, 164 women with stage IV …

Adenomyosis is a common benign uterine pathology that is defined by the presence of islands of ectopic endometrial tissue within the myometrium. It is asymptomatic in one third of cases, but when there are clinical signs they remain non-spe…

Endometriosis is a concern for 10 to 15% of women of childbearing age. The uterosacral ligament is the most frequent localization of deep infiltrating endometriosis. Laparoscopic excision of endometriotic nodules may lead to functional cons…

ObjectiveA comparative study of the peri-operative complications between two surgical methods used in the treatment of bowel endometriosis: shaving versus segmentary colorectal resection.Patients and methodsForty-one patients, who were trea…

Deep endometriosis is a frequent disease that affects reproductive age women. This disease is characterized by the presence of functional endometrium-like tissue outside the uterus. The common sites of extragenital endometriosis are the bow…

BackgroundPreliminary study of the feasibility of robot-assisted laparoscopy for deep pelvic endometriosis nodule resection.Patients and methodsBetween May 2009 and February 2010, we collected medical and surgical data about deep infiltrati…

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a specific anticancer treatment that received significant interest in several medical and surgical disciplines. The technique is based on (i) the application of the photosensitizer that accumulates in a variabl…

Optical coherence tomography is one of the most important technological progress of the last ten years in the field of medical imaging. It is similar to ultrasound imaging except that it uses properties of light instead of ultrasound. Optic…

Relationship between infertility and endometriosis is still controversial. Many mechanisms have been reported such as anatomical disorders, biologic and cytological modifications of peritoneal liquid, functional ovarian and endometrial diso…

Endometriosis of the urinary tract (bladder and/or ureter) is rare and concerns 1-2% of cases of endometriosis. Surgical management is usually mandatory. Rate of peri operative morbidity is low. There is a risk of functional (dysuria, chron…