Claudia Cheng

INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS: Chronic pelvic pain is a debilitating condition, and establishing both an etiology and a successful management plan is challenging. Bladder pain syndrome (BPS) is one such etiology, with some studies reporting a…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To examine the surgical management and outcomes of patients treated laparoscopically for pelvic pain following ovary-sparing hysterectomy. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study (Canadian Task Force classification II-2). SETT…

Medical therapy for patients with endometriosis often fails or produces substantial adverse effects including a contraceptive effect in women wishing to conceive. Surgery is a major treatment option for such patients. Surgical choices inclu…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To compare reduction of pain after laparoscopy for ablation or excision of endometriosis. DESIGN: Prospective, randomized, double-blind study (Canadian Task Force classification I). SETTING: Endometriosis and pelvic pain …

INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS: The purpose is to demonstrate a surgical case of severe endometriosis involving a bladder endometriotic nodule. METHODS: This patient has a large 4-cm endometriotic nodule which obliterates the uterovesical pou…

INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS: This study assesses the prevalence of interstitial cystitis (IC)/bladder pain syndrome (BPS) in women with chronic pelvic pain (CPP). METHODS: This was a prospective study of 150 women undergoing laparoscopy as…

OBJECTIVE: To compare reduction of pain following laparoscopy after ablation or excision of endometriosis. DESIGN: A prospective, randomized, double-blind study. SETTING: Endometriosis and pelvic pain clinic at a university teaching hospi…