J. Yazbek

No ORCID on file · 9 papers in corpus · active 2005-2022

Study types

  • article 7
  • other 1
  • review 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 5
  • mesh:D004715 2
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 1
  • mesh:D017699 1
  • adenomyosis 1
article 2022
BMJ open ·doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2021-060409

INTRODUCTION: The lifetime risk of women undergoing surgery for the presence of benign ovarian pathology in the UK is 5%-10%. Despite minimally invasive surgical techniques, evidence suggests a number of healthy ovarian follicles and tissue…

review 2020
Future science OA ·doi:10.2144/fsoa-2019-0138

Vaginal ovarian cystectomy has not gained wide acceptance owing to the potential difficulty in entering the cul-de-sac. We review the current evidence on vaginal approaches to benign ovarian cysts. Outcome measures of interest included time…

article 2019
·doi:10.1007/s00404-019-05306-6

PURPOSE: Uterine adenosarcomas (UAs) account for 5-8% of cases of uterine sarcomas. Treatment includes total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH) and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BSO). Fertility preservation is an emerging concept in gynaecolog…

article 2019
·doi:10.3934/medsci.2019.4.260

Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) can cause extreme physical distress in women and has widespread socio-economic consequences. Nerve root blocks have become a safe and effective treatment modality in multiple specialties in both the diagnosis and t…

article 2019
·doi:10.1002/uog.20447

Data on the assessment of adnexal masses during pregnancy is limited. Our objective was to evaluate the use of ultrasound as an adjunct to the management of adnexal masses in pregnant women. A prospective study was performed between Septemb…

article 2010
Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology ·doi:10.1002/uog.7689

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to examine the ability of preoperative transvaginal ultrasound (TVS) scanning to assess the severity of pelvic endometriosis. METHODS: Consecutive women with clinically suspected or proven pelvic e…

article 2009
·doi:10.1002/uog.6529

To assess if transvaginal ultrasound examination can accurately predict the severity of pelvic endometriosis. This would facilitate the triaging of patients with severe disease to specialist tertiary referral centres where their surgical ca…

other 2007
Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology ·doi:10.1002/uog.5169

OBJECTIVES: To assess the value of preoperative ultrasound examination in predicting the feasibility of intermediate-level laparoscopic surgery for benign adnexal masses. METHODS: Symptomatic women with a clinical or ultrasound diagnosis o…

article 2005
·doi:10.1002/uog.2093

To assess the value of preoperative ultrasound examination for predicting success of laparoscopic surgery in women with adnexal masses. Symptomatic women with clinical or ultrasound diagnosis of adnexal mass were offered a detailed transvag…