Zakhari A

No ORCID on file · 11 papers in corpus · active 2019-2026

Study types

  • article 4
  • review 3
  • meta-analysis 2
  • other 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 8
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 2
  • dysmenorrhea 2
  • die_deep_infiltrating 1
  • adenomyosis 1
  • dyspareunia 1
  • infertility 1
  • endometrioma 1
other 2026
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2026.01.041

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 …

article 2026
Obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1097/aog.0000000000006352

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…

article 2025
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2025.07.038

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…

meta-analysis 2025
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews ·doi:10.1002/14651858.cd002122.pub3

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…

meta-analysis 2023
Obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1097/aog.0000000000005444

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…

2021
Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2020.09.019

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…

article 2020
Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology Canada : JOGC = Journal d'obstetrique et gynecologie du Canada : JOGC ·doi:10.1016/j.jogc.2020.10.013

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…

review 2020
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2020.05.007

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…

review 2020
Human reproduction update ·doi:10.1093/humupd/dmaa033

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…

review 2020
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews ·doi:10.1002/14651858.cd003678.pub3

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…

article 2019
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2019.08.001

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 …