F. Golfier

INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis affects approximately 10% of women of reproductive age and is associated with substantial morbidity, including chronic pelvic pain, dysmenorrhea, and infertility. Superficial peritoneal endometriosis (SUP) is the…

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed at assessing perioperative results of robot-assisted laparoscopy (RAL) in the context of deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE). METHODS: This retrospective French multicentric study included all patients with DI…

OBJECTIVE: In France, we are lacking an identified pathway for training in gynaecological cancer surgery. The four competent French learned societies, the SFOG, the CNGOF, the SFCO and the SCGP, supported by the CNU of Obstetrics &Gynaecolo…

OBJECTIVE: To draw up recommendations on the use of prophylactic gynecologic procedures during surgery for other indications. DESIGN: A consensus panel of 19 experts was convened. A formal conflict of interest policy was established at the…

OBJECTIVE: In a menopausal woman scheduled for curative surgery for pelvic organ prolapse (POP) by sacral colpopexy (SC), the question of concomitant hysterectomy is frequently considered by the surgeon. The risk of endometrial cancer (EC) …

Polypoid endometriosis is a rare form of endometriosis that corresponds to a benign variant but which systematically mimics malignant tumors. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the preferred imaging modality for these lesions. We present h…

OBJECTIVES: To describe MRI features of accessory cavitated uterine mass (ACUM) with surgical correlations. METHODS: Eleven young women with an ACUM at pathology underwent preoperative pelvic MRI. Two experienced radiologists retrospective…

OBJECTIVES: Diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis may be complex and therefore justify the discussion of therapeutic decisions in a multidisciplinary endometriosis board (MEB). The development of endometriosis regional expert centers req…

OBJECTIVES: The Collège national des gynécologues obstétriciens français (CNGOF), in agreement with the Société de chirurgie gynécologique et pelvienne (SCGP), has set up a commission in 2017 to define endometriosis expert centres, with the…

First-line diagnostic investigations for endometriosis are physical examination and pelvic ultrasound. The second-line investigations are: targeted pelvic examination performed by an expert clinician, transvaginal ultrasound performed by an…

First-line investigations to diagnose endometriosis are clinical examination and pelvic ultrasound. Second-line investigations include pelvic examination performed by a referent clinician, transvaginal ultrasound performed by a referent ech…

Endometriosis is a common condition that causes pain and infertility. It can lead to absenteeism and also to multiple surgeries with a consequent risk of impaired fertility, and constitutes a major public health cost. Despite the existence …

Urinary tract involvement by endometriosis is reported in 1% of endometriosis patients (NP3). Consequences range from pelvic pain for bladder localizations to silent kidney loss in case of chronic ureteral obstruction (NP3). The feasibility…

OBJECTIVE: To assess postoperative complications, improvement of pain symptoms and residual urinary functional symptoms after surgery for deep infiltrative endometriosis affecting ureter or bladder. METHODS: Retrospective study of complica…

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study is to assess the impact on sexuality of the surgical treatment in patients with symptomatic deep pelvic endometriosis. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The design is a single-center cohort prospective study including…

Both laparoscopic techniques (excision and ablation) for the treatment of superficial peritoneal endometriosis are equally effective (EL2). For the treatment of ovarian endometriomas larger than 3 cm, laparoscopic cystectomy is superior to …