Farr Nezhat

Background/Objectives: Fallopian tube endometriosis is frequently underreported due to its nonspecific presentation, limitations in imaging detection, and the fact that histologic diagnosis often requires the submission of the entire fallop…

Background/Objectives: Endometriosis is a chronic, inflammatory, estrogen-dependent disease that has historically been underdiagnosed, especially in patients with unexplained infertility. On average, diagnosis is delayed by 11 years, unders…

Background: Current endometriosis classification systems have important limitations in accurately describing total disease burden and predicting clinical outcomes. Existing staging frameworks often fail to integrate adenomyosis and do not a…

Bowel endometriosis is a complex condition predominantly impacting women in their reproductive years, which may lead to chronic pain, gastrointestinal symptoms, and infertility. This review highlights current approaches to the diagnosis and…

Background/Objectives: Endometriosis is a chronic gynecological disorder affecting up to 10% of women of reproductive age. The etiology of endometriosis remains unclear; however, there is growing interest in identifying modifiable risk fact…

BACKGROUND: The increasing number of organ transplant recipients has led to a rise in cancer diagnoses in this population. Kidney transplant recipients, in particular, have a two-to-four-fold higher risk of developing cancer due to immunosu…

OBJECTIVE: The use of energy during minimally invasive surgery is associated with thermal damage that can affect the process of wound healing. METHODS: This was a randomized clinical trial including 78 women who underwent total laparoscopi…

Endometriosis is a frequent, estrogen-dependent, chronic disease, characterized by the presence of endometrial glands and stroma outside of the uterine cavity. Although it is not considered a precursor of cancer, endometriosis is associated…

Ovarian endometriomas affect many patients with endometriosis and have significant effects on quality of life, fertility, and risk of malignancy. Endometriomas range from small (1-3 cm), densely fibrotic cysts to large (20 cm or greater) cy…

INTRODUCTION: There is increasing evidence of the association between endometriosis and ovarian cancer. Data is limited regarding stage, subtype, and recurrence for this specific subset of patients. We report and analyze findings from cases…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a widely known benign disease, but 0.5%-1% of cases are associated with malignancy. It has been linked with ovarian neoplasms, particularly endometrioid and clear cell adenocarcinoma histology. Rhabdomyosarcomas…