Garri Tchartchian

INTRODUCTION: Hysterectomy is a frequently employed treatment modality in gynaecological diseases. In the context of various approaches to vaginal hysterectomy, laparoscopically-assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH) could eventually improve …

Recent findings suggest that high-grade serous ovarian cancer can originate in the fallopian tube. Not only has that made the identification of precursor lesions pivotal in early detection and prevention of these cancers, prophylactic salpi…

It is known that endometriosis is associated with an increased risk for certain forms of ovarian cancer. However it is unknown, which kind of endometriosis is associated with ovarian cancer and furthermore, if endometriosis is associated wi…

Objectives. Common symptoms of adenomyosis include pain and bleeding disorders and can severely impact a patient’s quality of life. Few studies report on the impact of hysteroscopy procedures on improving these symptoms. This study evaluate…

In aggressive cases, endometriosis can perturb the urogenital tract, in particular the ureter, which can potentially result in ureteral compression or stenosis. Even though this is rare, consequences are dramatic, such as hydronephrosis or …

Zielsetzung: Das Erkrankungsbild der Endometriose ist sehr heterogen. Symptome wie Infertilität oder Schmerzen können, müssen aber nicht vorhanden sein. Standardisierte Ansätze, bei welchen Patientinnen eine Diagnose notwendig und sinnvoll …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate postoperative patient satisfaction in women after laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy (LASH). METHODS: A retrospective study by a mailed questionnaire among 2334 women who…

In female patients presenting a tumor of the lower abdominal wall especially after cesarian section, an endometriotic tumor as well as an aggressive desmoid tumor should be considered. Symptoms in correlation with the monthly period can fac…

Purpose: Peritoneal resection for the therapy of oncological diseases as well as endometriosis is associated with major problems as injury to neighboring organs and difficulties in the establishment of the necessary hemostasis. In this pape…

BACKGROUND: Intra-abdominal adhesions arise after more than 50% of all abdominal operations and are an important source of postoperative complications. They attach normally separated organs to each other and can cause major problems for the…

OBJECTIVE: Laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy (LASH) was analyzed with regard to surgical indications and outcomes. METHODS: This is a retrospective analysis of the first 1,000 consecutive laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomies per…