Batt RE

We propose that the term retrocervical septum be added to the medical lexicon to designate the anatomic location of endometriosis of the septum that separates the vagina and posterior vaginal fornix from the rectovaginal pouch of Douglas. U…

The theory of müllerianosis predicts that embryonic müllerian tissue, misplaced during organogenesis, results in the formation of 4 benign müllerian diseases-developmental adenomyosis, endometriosis, endosalpingiosis, and endocervicosis-(de…

With the steadily increasing volume of endometriosis articles, and titles and abstracts readily available online, there is a growing risk that references are cited without the full articles having been read by the author(s) or by referees. …

Endometriosis is a common disease in gynecology. Many theories were proposed to explain the endometriosis pathogenesis. The distribution of the endometriosis lesions seems to be interesting in order to understand the endometriosis pathogene…

Endometriosis is a frequent pathology for which the dominant signs and symptoms are pelvic pain and infertility. The physiopathology remains the subject of controversy. Four physiopathological hypotheses have been put forward: regurgitation…

To the Editor: We read with great interest the article by Agrawal et al. (1) entitled, “Intramedullary Endometriosis of the Conus Medullaris: Case Report.” In particular, we wish to comment on the pathogenesis of intramedullary endometriosi…

Müllerianosis may be defined as an organoid structure of embryonic origin; a choristoma composed of müllerian rests--normal endometrium, normal endosalpinx, and normal endocervix--singly or in combination, incorporated within other normal o…

Professor of Clinical Gynecology-Obstetrics, University at Buffalo, the State University of New York, Buffalo, New York Chief of Gynecologic Oncology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York Professor and Chairman, Department of Gy…

University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, 219 Bryant Street, Buffalo, NY 14222 (Batt) KU Leuven, Belgium, and Oxford, United Kingdom (Koninckx)

ObjectiveTo study the surgical morbidity associated with the laparoscopic management of tubal ectopic pregnancy in an overweight population compared with a lean population.DesignRetrospective study.SettingAn academic tertiary referral obste…

John Huffman, a founder of the subspecialty of pediatric and adolescent gynecology in North America, first related the diagnosis of endometriosis to thelarche. Subsequently, endometriosis was diagnosed in early puberty between thelarche and…

Endometriosis is a debilitating disease estimated to affect 10% of reproductive-age women and characterized by the growth of endometrial tissue outside of the uterus. The present study characterizes a human endometrial explant culture model…

Endometriosis is a debilitating disease found in 10-15% of reproductive-age women and is characterized by the presence of endometrial tissue outside of the uterus. The present study characterizes the expression of AhR and ARNT mRNA in a hum…