ObjectiveTo describe an unusual bilateral ureteral reimplantation due to endometriosis and to provide a flowchart of conservative decision making.DesignVideo description of a case, demonstrating a step-by-step explanation of the decision pl…
Study objectiveTo validate the algorithm for selective bowel surgery based on preoperative imaging by comparing the perioperative outcomes of patients who undergo each type of bowel surgery for deep bowel disease, and secondarily to evaluat…
Study objectiveTo evaluate bowel function (changes in stool caliber, sensation of incomplete evacuation, stooling frequency, and rectal bleeding) and urinary function (dysuria and retention) after segmental resection in patients with bowel …
ObjectiveColorectal involvement represents 90% of bowel endometriosis. The best surgical approach must consider the patient's clinical symptoms, preoperative imaging, and correlation with surgical findings. For patients with severe pain who…
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to analyze cell kinetics through expression and apoptosis of topoisomerase 2-α (TOP2A), p53, and c-erb2 in rectosigmoid endometriotic lesions and in healthy endometrial tissue and to establish correlati…
Study objectiveTo evaluate the external validity of the validated French model of the quality-of-life questionnaire (QOL) SF-36 in predicting improvement after colorectal resection for endometriosis.DesignItalian and Brazilian cohort studie…
Study objectiveTo estimate the quality of life of patients undergoing laparoscopic resection of a segment of the rectosigmoid for the treatment of deep infiltrating endometriosis with bowel involvement.DesignProspective application of the S…
Endometriosis is generally assumed to be a benign disease, but it is estimated that 1% of cases are associated with cancer, especially when both conditions are present in the ovary. Extra-ovarian lesions in the rectovaginal septum, colon, b…
In patients with endometriosis of the appendix, other sites are use to be affected by the disease, mainly bladder, rectosigmoid and retrocervical endometriosis. When these characteristics are present or if patients have more than three site…