Introduction. The objective of the study was to evaluate the presence of different rectosigmoid endometriosis (RSE) vascular patterns using intraoperative indocyanine green (ICG) angiography and their correlation with clinicopathological da…
ObjectiveTo describe laparoscopic management of a case of leyomiomatosis peritonealis disseminata associated with ovarian endometriosis.DesignSurgical video article.SettingAcademic hospital.PatientWe present a case of a 30-year-old woman re…
BackgroundExtra-abdominal metastases in low grade endometrial carcinoma are rare events. Inguinal lymphatic spread occurs usually in advanced disease and is associated with abdominal lymph nodes involvement. To our knowledge, isolated ingui…
PURPOSE: To compare the diagnostic accuracy of transvaginal sonography (TVS) and computed tomography-colonography with contrast media and urographic phase (CTCU) in the preoperative detection of deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE). MATER…
Ovarian endometriosis is a common gynecological disorder. To date, progestins are recommended as the first-line medical treatment for symptomatic ovarian endometriosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the main histopathological effect…
Herein is described the diagnosis, clinical management and laparoscopic removal of a rapid growing retro-uterine mass in a pregnant woman. After laparoscopic removal of the pelvic mass, diagnosis of peritoneal endometriotic cyst was made on…
STUDY QUESTION: In women with deeply infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) what is the prevalence of involvement of endometriotic tissue and fibrosis in ureteral endometriosis (UE), as assessed by histological staining? SUMMARY ANSWER: In women …
Adenomyosis as the presence of ectopic endometrial glands and stroma within the myometrium is an elusive condition that is challenging to diagnose due to the similarity between its clinical symptoms and ultrasound characteristics and those …
BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic segmental resection as a treatment for intestinal endometriosis can be supported by favorable clinical outcomes, but carries a high risk of major complications. The purpose of this study is to evaluate histopatholog…
PURPOSE: To present a case of primary mixed (clear cell and endometrioid type) adenocarcinoma of the rectovaginal septum, probably arising from endometriosis and associated with a highly differentiated, early-stage endometrioid endometrial …