Chérif Akladios

BACKGROUND: Colorectal endometriosis (CRE) is one of the most severe forms of deep pelvic endometriosis with a high risk of major postoperative complications. While pelvic MRI is the gold standard for preoperative assessment, its interpreta…

Endometriosis is a complex gynecologic disorder characterized primarily by symptoms of pelvic pain, infertility, and altered quality of life. National and international guidelines highlight the diagnostic difficulties and lack of conclusive…

Recently, a growing body of evidence has highlighted a concerning link between endometriosis and cardiovascular disease. Endometriosis, a chronic, inflammatory, hormone-dependent condition affecting 5-10% of reproductive-aged women worldwid…

OBJECTIVE: We decided to conduct a study based on these multidisciplinary team (MDT) in order to investigate their impact at the University Hospitals of Strasbourg and look for ways to improve this MDT. METHODS: This is a retrospective stu…

Endometriosis is a benign inflammatory onco-mimetic disease affecting 10-15% of women in the world. When it is refractory to medical treatments, surgery may be required. Usually, laparoscopy is the preferred approach, but robotic surgery ha…

OBJECTIVE: To present a minimally approach to the management of deep pelvic endometriosis by nerve-sparing surgery and use of neutral argon plasma for extensive endometriotic lesions. DESIGN: This is a clinical case video of a 29 years-old…

INTRODUCTION: The proximity of the urinary tract to the female genital tract explains its possible involvement in pelvic gynaecological cancer or deep endometriosis. Surgical treatment is aimed at improving overall survival and recurrence-f…

BACKGROUND: The discovery of a saliva-based micro–ribonucleic acid (miRNA) signature for endometriosis in 2022 opened up new perspectives for early and noninvasive diagnosis of the disease. The 109-miRNA saliva signature is the product of m…

Endometriosis is a chronic gynaecological disease affecting 1 in 10 reproductive-age women. It is defined as the presence of endometrium-like tissue outside the uterus. Beyond this placid anatomical definition, endometriosis is a complex, h…

Deep infiltrating pelvic endometriosis and its surgical management is associated with a risk of major postoperative complications. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is recommended preoperatively in order to obtain the most precise mapping of…

IntroductionDeep infiltrative endometriosis can lead to infertility with a spontaneous pregnancy rate between 8.7 and 13%. Surgical treatment of bowel endometriosis may improve spontaneous and ART fertility. The aim of this study was to eva…

Our aim was to assess the opinion of a panel of experts and obtain a consensus on the management of endometrial cancer in France and French Switzerland. A Delphi survey was carried out among a panel of French and French-speaking Swiss exper…

Pelvic and para-aortic lymphadenectomy are associated with increased risk of complications and are responsible for a significant proportion of morbidity and impaired quality of life following surgical management of pelvic malignancies. Sent…

ObjectiveBowel resection is frequently used when performing oncological surgery to obtain complete cytoreduction or to remove endometriosis in case of intestinal invasion. Acquiring the surgical skills to perform this kind of procedure is c…

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

BackgroundBorderline ovarian tumors (BOTs) are tumors with a favorable prognosis but whose management by consensus is essential to limit the risk of invasive recurrence. This study aimed to conduct an inventory of surgical practices for BOT…

IntroductionEndometriosis is a common disease in women, which requires a medical and surgical approach. Surgical societies recommend a multidisciplinary management in tertiary referral centers. The objective of our study is to assess the su…

OBJECTIVE: To define and assess the prevalence of potentially life-threatening gynecologic emergencies among women presenting for acute pelvic pain for the purpose of developing measures to audit quality of care in emergency departments. ME…

Study objectiveTo describe a 10-step strategy to treat severe endometriosis with a frozen pelvis by laparoscopy.DesignEducational video.SettingUniversity Hospital of Strasbourg, France.InterventionsThe patient was a 33-year-old nulliparous …

Study objectiveTo demonstrate how to treat bladder and ureteral deep pelvic endometriosis using a laparoscopic approach with partial cystectomy and resection and end-to-end anastomosis of the ureter.DesignStep-by-step explanation of the sur…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To show laparoscopic management of an arteriovenous malformation in a patient with deep pelvic endometriosis DESIGN: A step-by-step explanation of the surgery using an instructive video. SETTING: Hautepierre University Hos…

Study objectiveTo describe a laparoscopic technique for the resection of deep endometriosis, treating the 3 compartments.DesignEducational video.SettingTertiary referral center in Strasbourg, France PATIENT: A 37-year-old primiparous woman.…

Study objectiveLumboaortic lymphadenectomy is frequently performed in the surgical management of different gynecologic pelvic malignancies: cervical endometrial and ovarian cancer. The retroperitoneal access presents a real advantage, allow…