Wong S

ImportancePremenopausal patients with breast cancer are treated with gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRHa) therapy to suppress ovarian function. Therapy requires subcutaneous or intramuscular injection and is routinely administered…

There is increasing recognition that nociplastic pain and central sensitization may play a role in endometriosis-associated pain. The Pain Sensitivity Questionnaire Minor (PSQ-M) evaluates subjective widespread pain sensitivity, and is link…

Adenomyosis is a benign uterine disorder in which there is a pathological presence of endometrial glands and stroma in the myometrium. Symptoms can include abnormal uterine bleeding, dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, or infertility; one-third of w…

Respectful maternity care (RMC) is part of a global movement addressing the previous absence of human rights in global safe maternal care guidance. RMC is grounded in kindness, compassion, dignity and respectful working conditions. The deco…

A rapid response is necessary to contain emergent biological outbreaks before they can become pandemics. The novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) that causes COVID-19 was first reported in December of 2019 in Wuhan, China and reached most corners…

BACKGROUND: Endometrial intraepithelial neoplasia is a precursor lesion to endometrial adenocarcinoma. Total hysterectomy is the preferred management, but systemic or locally acting progestin therapies are acceptable alternatives. The use o…

Purpose: Uterine serous carcinoma (USC) is a rare and aggressive variant of endometrial cancer. Whole-exome sequencing (WES) studies have recently reported c-Myc gene amplification in a large number of USCs, suggesting c-Myc as a potential …

Endometriosis of the appendix can be an incidental finding or a cause of appendicitis, intussusception, perforation or retention mucocele. Intestinal metaplasia of appendiceal endometriosis may occur, which can lead to a misdiagnosis of low…

OBJECTIVE: To assess the gastrointestinal functional outcomes and symptoms of low anterior resection syndrome after disc resection for deeply infiltrative endometriosis (DIE) using a validated scoring system. DESIGN: Retrospective study to …

ObjectiveTo report the medical and surgical management of a rare case of recurrent moss-like endometriosis and associated hemorrhagic ascites.DesignVideo description of the case, demonstration of the surgical technique, discussion of the hi…