PURPOSE: To analyze the follow-up results of patients suffering from symptomatic early-stage endometriosis after a consistent laparoscopic peritoneal stripping of the altered peritoneum (peritoneal endometriosis and surrounding inflamed tis…
INTRODUCTION: Deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) affects between 3.8% and 37% of all endometriosis patients, mostly affecting rectovaginal septum or retrocervical space and characterized by the severe endometriosis-related complaints. No…
Study objectiveBeside the pain, there are 2 further problems in the management of endometriosis: the high recurrence rate (10% per year) and the high rate of impaired fertility. The objective of this study was to investigate the pathogenesi…
Study objectiveTo evaluate the clinical presentation and surgical outcome in patients with deep lateral pelvic endometriosis (dLPE).DesignA retrospective multicentric study (Canadian Task Force classification II-2).SettingUniversity tertiar…
In this study, we report about a patient with extra-uterine endometriosis (EM) in the abdominal wall muscle with evident metaplasia based on the abundant alpha smooth muscle actin (ASMA)-expressing myofibroblasts. Laparotomy excision of the…
Pain is the most important symptom in patients with endometriosis, and its management is truly challenging. Due to the different localization of the endometriotic lesions in the pelvis, patients suffer from visceral and somatic pain or both…
Establishing the diagnostic and surgical management of the inguinal Endometriosis, with further investigation of the biological character.The imaging findings of CT and PET-CT, biopsy, ultrasound, open surgery of the inguinal region with in…