Michael Fanta

Abstract Background Endometriosis is a heterogeneous disease in which anatomical lesion burden often shows poor correlation with pain severity and quality-of-life impairment. While classification systems such as the revised American Society…

Endometriosis is a complex chronic disorder with a high prevalence among women of reproductive age, significantly affecting both their quality of life and ability to conceive. In clinical settings, there is an increasing incidence of advanc…

Deep endometriosis (DE) of urinary tract presents 1-2% of women with endometriosis. Urinary bladder (in 85%) and ureters (in 10%) are affected the most frequently. Possible consequences can be very serious especially in ureter's affection l…

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the appropriate surgical treatment of adenomyosis and its impact on reproductive outcomes. CONCLUSION: Patients with adenomyosis and fibroids may show a lower pregnancy rate and higher mi…

There are multiple classifications in imaging and surgery of endometriosis and in this article, we offer a review of the main evaluation systems. The International Deep Endometriosis Analysis group consensus is the leading document for ultr…

Purpose . We aimed to compare the learning curves of an ultrasound trainee (obstetrics and gynecology resident) and a radiology trainee when assessing pelvic endometriosis. Methods . Consecutive patients with suspected endometriosis were pr…

Cíl studie: Shrnutí současných poznatků a trendů v oblasti diagnostiky endometriózy. Typ studie: Literární přehled. Název a sídlo pracoviště: Centrum pro komplexní léčbu endometriózy a Onkogynekologické centrum, Gynekologicko-porodnická kli…

OBJECTIVE: To summarise the current knowledge and trends in the basic ultrasound diagnosis of adenomyosis, endometroid cysts and pelvic adhesions. DESIGN: Review article. SETTING: Centre for diagnostics and treatment of endometriosis and Gy…

OBJECTIVE: To summarise the current knowledge and trends in the diagnosis of deep endometriosis. DESIGN: Review article. SETTING: Centre for diagnostics and treatment of endometriosis and Gynecologic Oncology Centre, Department of Obstetric…

OBJECTIVE: This article aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the possibilities of evaluating the impact of symptoms of endometriosis on quality of life of affected women and to overview the effect of treatment modalities in improving…

OBJECTIVE: Endometriosis in pregnancy predominantly tends to regress or to stay stable but small part of endometriomas and nodules of deep infiltrating endometriosis may undergo the process of decidualization. Therefore, the foci of endomet…

Expert ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have similar accuracy when staging deep endometriosis (DE). This study aimed to assess the interobserver agreement between trainee and experienced examiner(expert) and the learning curv…

First up to date study comparing diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound (US) and magnetic resonance (MR) using standardised IDEA group nomenclature. All patients planned for surgery for deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) were enrolled in the …

OBJECTIVE: To find the consequences of laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH) and total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) for sexual functions in preoperatively asymptomatic women. DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTING: Department…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of laparoscopic CO2 laser ablation of peritoneal endometriosis in the treatment of pelvic pain with a long-term follow-up. To differentiate the effect of surgery on different types of pelvic pain. DESIGN: P…