Marcelo Averbach

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a common disease in reproductive-age women and it is estimated to occur in up to 50% of those with infertility. Intestinal involvement is reported in up to a third of the cases. This condition is related to chro…

Aims: The objective of this study is to create an experimental model of intestinal endometriosis in pigs, which might allow better understanding of deep infiltrating endometriosis and development of new treatment techniques. As secondary ob…

Rectosigmoid endometriosis is one of the most advanced forms of the disease affecting 3% to 37% of patients with endometriosis. Some patients are asymptomatic but others can develop severe symptoms such as abdominal and pelvic pain, diarrhe…

Laparoscopic colorectal surgery is believed to be technically and oncologically feasible. Robotic surgery is an attractive mode in performing minimally-invasive surgery once it has several advantages if compared to standard laparoscopic sur…

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…

Study objectiveTo estimate the relationship between the depth of lesions of rectal endometriosis and the percentage of the circumference of the bowel segment affected by the disease.DesignA prospective pathologic analysis of 45 surgical spe…

Deeply infiltrating endometriosis is the clinical form of the disease that is generally associated with conditions of more intense pain and may require more complex surgical management, consequently resulting in greater risks to the patient…

ObjectiveTo report the case of a patient submitted to laparoscopic bowel resection in whom histology revealed endometriosis and schistosomiasis.DesignCase report.SettingMultidisciplinary group practice and teaching hospital.Patient(s)A 31-y…

ObjectiveTo analyze morphologic aspects of bowel endometriosis.DesignProspective study of 35 consecutive cases of bowel endometriosis.SettingMultidisciplinary group practice and teaching hospital.Patient(s)Thirty-five patients with bowel en…

Study objectiveTo evaluate the accuracy of rectal endoscopic ultrasound and to evaluate endometriosis in the rectovaginal septum, rectum, and sigmoid walls.DesignValidation of diagnostic test (Canadian Task Force classification II-1).Settin…