Hepatic endometriosis has an extremely rare occurrence characterized by the presence of ectopic endometrium in the liver. A diagnosis of hepatic endometriosis is established after surgery. A 51-year-old multiparous female was referred to ou…
OBJECTIVE: The use of laparoscopy in unexplained infertility work-up is still a subject of debate, although laparoscopy remains the gold standard for diagnosis and treatment of several pelvic pathologies. The objective of this study was to …
INTRODUCTION: Chylous ascites is defined by an accumulation of chylous fluid in the peritoneal cavity and it clinically appears as a milky fluid in which laboratory examination reveals triglycerides, cholesterol, and sometimes chylomicrons …
OBJECTIVES: The endometrial osseous metaplasia is a rare disease which is characterized by the presence of osseous tissue in endometrium. It is often diagnosed in women with secondary infertility. The main objective of this work is to evalu…
Endometriosis is a complex disease of young women in reproductive age. It's responsible for dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, chronic pelvic pain and infertility. Medical and surgical treatments have different aims. Hormonal suppression tends to s…
The interest for diagnostic laparoscopy for the diagnosis of endometriosis is not longer discussed. Indications could be pelvic pain, infertility, menorragia, and/or organic ovarian tumour. Several lesions, typical and non typical, have bee…
Endometriosis is a common gynecologic condition and has been described in several locations, mostly in the pelvis. Extragenital endometriosis may appear as a painful nodule evoking an inguinal hernia. Scar endometriosis after inguinal herni…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the follicular response to controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) in IVF-ET cycles after laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy for large endometriomas. PATIENTS AND METHODS: In the set of a retrospective controlled s…
Adenocarcinomas developing in endometriotic lesions have been reported, most commonly in the ovary. The rectovaginal septum is a rare location of this neoplastic transformation. We report a case of primary adenocarcinoma arising from endome…
OBJECTIVE: To assess adhesion reformation and subsequent fertility after a transient ovariopexy performed during severe pelvic endometriosis surgery. DESIGN: Retrospective study. SETTING: University hospital. PATIENT(S): Twenty young wom…
Apoptosis is a physiological process by which multicellular organisms eliminate superfluous cells. Alterations in apoptosis play a key role in tumour development. The objective was to evaluate the immunohistochemical expression of p53, p21,…
Background. To evaluate (a) cadherins and CD44 expression in normal endometrium and in peritoneal endometriosis, and (b) to correlate, their expressions with clinicopathological parameters. Methods. E- and N-cadherin, CD44 isoforms, CD44v3 …
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To describe and assess the efficacy of laparoscopic surgical treatment for patients with pain and deep endometriosis located on the uterosacral ligaments. DESIGN: Retrospective analysis (Canadian Task Force classification …
Investigations are performed in women with external endometriosis to confirm the diagnosis and to evaluate extension of the disease before treatment. Elevated serum CA 125 level is correlated with the severity of the disease. CA 125 may be …