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OBJECTIVE: To demonstrate a reproducible approach to the laparoscopic excision of endometriosis involving the obturator nerve. SETTING: Academic tertiary care hospital. PARTICIPANTS: Case of a 30-year-old woman found on MRI to have a 1.6 …
Endometriosis is a chronic condition in which tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows in other parts of the body. It affects roughly 1 in 10 women of reproductive age, often causing severe pelvic pain and infertility. Despite how c…
OBJECTIVE: To describe the peri-operative considerations and surgical steps for a laparoscopic segmental resection for colorectal endometriosis, using a nerve-sparing, mesentery-sparing, and natural orifice specimen extraction (NOSE) techni…
BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a hormone-sensitive inflammatory condition affecting between 5% and 10% of reproductive-aged women and an unknown number of gender-diverse individuals. It is often associated with debilitating pelvic pain sympto…
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the effect of medical management on the size of ovarian endometriomas. DATA SOURCE: Online databases were searched from inception to October 2022, including Ovid MEDLINE, Ovid EMBASE, PubMed, EBM Reviews-Cochrane Cen…
Study objectiveTo evaluate whether retrofilling the bladder on completion of elective laparoscopic gynecologic surgery for benign indications has an effect on the timing of the first postoperative void and the timing of discharge from the h…
Although gynaecologists may be most familiar with the Pfannenstiel and midline laparotomy incisions, the Cherney and Maylard incisions are two alternative transverse abdominal incisions with unique advantages. Both provide superior pelvic e…
Study objectiveTo determine whether dienogest therapy after endometriosis surgery reduces the risk of endometriosis recurrence compared with expectant management.Data sourcesOvid MEDLINE, Ovid EMBASE, PubMed, Cochrane Central Register of Co…
BACKGROUND: Although surgery for endometriosis can improve pain and fertility, the risk of disease recurrence is high. There is little consensus regarding the benefit of medical therapy in preventing recurrence of endometriosis following su…
BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a common gynaecological condition affecting 10% to 15% of reproductive-age women and may cause dyspareunia, dysmenorrhoea, and infertility. One treatment strategy is combining surgery and medical therapy to redu…
ObjectiveExcisional techniques used to surgically treat deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) can result in inadvertent damage to the autonomic nervous system of the pelvis, leading to urinary, anorectal, and sexual dysfunction [1-4]. This …