D. B. Redwine

ObjectiveTo evaluate symptom relief following a laparoscopic technique designed for treatment of complete obliteration of the cul-de-sac associated with endometriosis, with fertility preserved.DesignPreoperative and postoperative questionna…

ObjectiveTo describe a computerized pelvic mapping system for pelvic and intestinal endometriosis and preliminary insights gained from it with respect to the effects of ovarian disease.DesignContemporaneous computerized tabulation of pelvic…

OBJECTIVE: To compare three methods of segmental lower colon resection for treatment of symptomatic intestinal endometriosis. DESIGN: Retrospective case study. SETTING: Private practice patients in a rural community hospital. PATIENTS: P…

Ovarian remnant syndrome is a rare complication of total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BSO). Ovarian enlargement and dense periovarian adhesions are the predisposing factors. Recurrent ovarian remnant syndrome …

Intestinal and urinary tract involvement by endometriosis may be symptomatic, particularly when invasive disease is present. Even in expert hands, complete excision of all invasive disease cannot be accomplished laparoscopically in every ca…

OBJECTIVE: To identify the clinical characteristics and response to surgical treatment of endometriosis-associated pain in castrated women. METHODS: In a prospective, longitudinal observational study, 75 patients with previous castration ha…

To determine the accuracy of postoperative recall of preoperative pain, this prospective, longitudinal study was conducted by a general gynecologist in private practice at a referral center. Before excision of endometriosis at laparoscopy o…

To determine if laparoscopic excision of endometriosis by electrosurgery is more rapid than by sharp dissection, a retrospective comparative study was made of operative times for the two procedures. Median operating times for laparoscopic e…

In endometriosis patients with obliteration of the cul-de-sac, laparoscopic en block resection of the uterosacral ligaments, posterior cervix, cul-de-sac, and bowel wall efficiently removes invasive disease.

Patients with symptomatic endometriosis of the colon and distal small bowel usually present with crampy abdominal pain, pelvic and rectal pain, constipation, and dyspareunia. Superficial disease can be easily resected laparoscopically with …

ObjectiveTo determine the long-term outcome after laparoscopic excision of endometriosis.DesignThis longitudinal unmatched study evaluated surgical outcome using follow-up questionnaires and evaluation of reoperations with results presented…

We report a technique for laparoscopic segmental resection of the sigmoid colon. A 30.73-year-old nulligravida complained of pelvic pain, abdominal bloating, intestinal cramping, and painful bowel movements. Examination revealed significant…

Defined criteria were used to select small samples of visually normal study peritoneum for serial section light microscopy in 45 patients with biopsy-proven endometriosis and 10 patients without endometriosis. A glandular element compatible…

A 33-year-old woman, para 1001, had pain in the inner right thigh and proximal right leg weakness. At surgery a locally invasive, fibrotic lesion was found encircling the right ureter, right internal iliac vein and obturator nerve. It exten…