Liselotte Mettler

BACKGROUND: Robotic-assisted hysterectomy (RAH) is a widely accepted minimally invasive approach for uterus removal. However, as RAH is typically performed in the umbilical region, it usually results in scars in cosmetically suboptimal loca…

Adenomyosis is associated with a negative impact on reproductive outcomes. Although adenomyosis is detected more frequently in women of late reproductive age, its impact on pregnancy rates is important because, in today's world, family plan…

The ovarian localization of endometriosis is most frequently called endometrioma. Surgical removal of endometriomas – in case of symptoms or in case of infertility – is one of the standard procedures for the treatment of ovarian endometrios…

Endometriosis is one of the most common benign diseases in women of reproductive age. Nearly all gynecological offices and clinics will contain patients with endometriosis; the frequency and severity of the disease will vary from one settin…

Lymph node involvement has been shown to be one of the most relevant prognostic factors in a variety of malignancies; this is also true of endometrial cancer. The determination of the lymph node status is crucial in order to establish the t…

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the long-term outcome of endometrial ablation (EA) therapy with Cavaterm Thermal Balloon in patients with abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB). MATERIAL AND METHODS: The retrospective cross-s…

INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is a common disease in women of reproductive age. In addition to causing pain, it may also reduce fertility. The coexistence of endometriosis and congenital uterine anomalies (CUA) has been frequently reported in…

This book addresses the management of endometriosis from a holistic approach, including theoretical principles, conservative treatment of the condition, diagnostic and surgical procedures, as well as the outcome of research. Endometriosis a…

Copyright © 2014 Liselotte Mettler et al.This is an open access article distributed under theCreativeCommonsAttribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is pro…

Uterine leiomyomas are the most frequent benign tumors of the female genital tract. Fibroids are associated with a variety of clinical problems, e.g. bleeding disorders, bulk-related symptoms or infertility. For women wishing to preserve th…

Study design, size and duration: Four hundred fifty patients with genital endometriosis, stages I-III, aged 18 to 44 years, before first laparoscopy: Patients were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 treatment groups, hormone therapy, surgery, or c…

In this paper we consider the relation of pregnancy and endometriosis with the following conclusions: 1. Increased risk for premature deliveries and pregnancy complications, 2. More frequent pre-eclampsia and antepartum hemorrhage, 3. Incre…

Endometriosis can be addressed from a broad and longitudinal perspective. One hundred fifty-five years, have passed since the days of Karl Freiherr von Rokitanski, an Austrian pathologist and philosopher, who first described this disease in…

Endometriosis is the second most common benign female genital disease after uterine myoma. This review discusses the interdisciplinary approach to the treatment of deep infiltrating endometriosis. Endometriosis has been defined as the prese…

In this special issue, we have secured a series of insightful articles from experts in this field of research and care to address endometriosis from a broad and longitudinal perspective. Specifically, this special issue brings forward sever…