Cara King

No ORCID on file · 5 papers in corpus · active 2015-2024

Study types

  • article 3
  • other 1
  • review 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 5
  • dysmenorrhea 1
  • bowel_endometriosis 1
  • infertility 1
  • thoracic_endometriosis 1
article 2024
Endometriosis Is Associated With Higher Healthcare Utilization and Upper Gastrointestinal Symptoms
Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association ·doi:10.1016/j.cgh.2024.03.005

Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting 10%-15% of women, with symptoms including abdominopelvic pain, dysmenorrhea, and menorrhagia. Up to 90% experience gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms including constipation, bloating, an…

review 2024
Radiology State-of-the-art Review: Endometriosis Imaging Interpretation and Reporting
Radiology ·doi:10.1148/radiol.233482

Endometriosis is a common condition impacting approximately 190 million individuals and up to 50% of women with infertility globally. The disease is characterized by endometrial-like tissue located outside of the uterine corpus, which cause…

article 2023
Endometriosis with colonic and rectal involvement: surgical approach and outcomes in 142 patients
Langenbeck's archives of surgery ·doi:10.1007/s00423-023-03095-w

PURPOSE: Endometriosis involving the colon and/or rectum (CRE) is operatively managed using various methods. We aimed to determine if a more limited excision is associated with 30-day complications, symptom improvement, and/or recurrence. …

article 2020
Considerations for the Surgical Management of Diaphragmatic Endometriosis
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2020.09.011
other 2015
The use of barbed suture for bladder and bowel repair
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2015.01.030

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To describe the laparoscopic repair of bladder and bowel injuries using barbed suture and review postoperative outcomes. DESIGN: Retrospective medical chart review (Canadian Task Force classification II-3). SETTING: Large…