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PURPOSE: Adenomyosis is a chronic uterine disorder characterised by ectopic endometrial tissue within the myometrium, frequently associated with dysmenorrhea, abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB), chronic pelvic pain (CPP), and dyspareunia. No s…

BACKGROUND: To describe a novel laparoscopic technique, prophylactic ureteral suturing (PUS), developed to reinforce structurally weakened ureteral segments following extensive ureterolysis for deep endometriosis, to avoid segmental resecti…

Introduction: An uncommon occurrence associated with ovarian endometrioma is the unexpected rupture of the endometriotic cyst. This condition represents a gynecologic emergency that needs rapid identification and differential diagnosis with…

Endometriosis is a chronic condition characterized by the presence of abnormal endometrial tissue outside the uterus. These misplaced cells are responsible for inflammation, symptoms, scar tissue and adhesions. Endometriosis manifests mainl…

OBJECTIVE: Laparoscopic surgery offers many advantages compared to invasive surgery but one of the main problems is postoperative pain, partially resulting from the peritoneal inflammatory process mediated by inflammatory cytokines. The rat…

Introduction: Endometriosis is a common and chronic gynaecological condition but the implant in the canal of Nuck constitutes a very unusual state with an estimated prevalence of 0.3%–0.6% of all endometriosis cases. The canal of Nuck is an…

Study objectiveThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the laparoscopic aspiration of endometriomas through 95% ethanol sclerotherapy.DesignA single-center, retrospective study.SettingEndometriosis outpatient clinic of a tertiary universi…

Object:\nTo assess the impact of endometriosis on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and work productivity.\n\nDesign:\nMulticentre cross-sectional study with prospective recruitment.\n\nSetting:\nSixteen clinical centers in ten countri…

PURPOSE: To evaluate the role of post-surgical medical treatment with GnRHa in patients with DIE (Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis) that received complete or incomplete surgery laparoscopic excision. METHODS: Hundred fifty-nine patients wit…

PurposeThe aim of this study is to evaluate prospectively the presence of endometriosis in the peritoneum of the ovarian fossa of patients affected by endometriomas and its correlation with the adhesion between this peritoneum and endometri…

ObjectiveRecto-vaginal endometriosis remains a surgical challenge. We propose a systematic surgical approach combining vaginal and laparoscopic steps for patients affected by deep endometriosis infiltrating the vaginal wall.Study designThis…

BACKGROUND: deep endometriosis involving the bowel often is treated by segmental bowel resection. In a recent review of over 10000 segmental bowel resections for indications other than endometriosis, low rectum resections, in particular, we…

ObjectiveTo assess the impact of endometriosis on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and work productivity.DesignMulticenter cross-sectional study with prospective recruitment.SettingSixteen clinical centers in ten countries.Patient(s)A…

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To review laparoscopic surgery in the treatment options for ureteral lesions in gynaecological surgery. RECENT FINDINGS: Laparoscopic treatment of ureteral injuries has been increasingly reported over the past years. Tre…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is prevalent and women need high-quality care, which should be patient-centered. This study aimed to develop a valid and reliable patient-centeredness questionnaire, based on a defined concept of patient-centered e…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the outcome of laparoscopic repair of ureteral injury in laparoscopic gynecologic surgery. DESIGN: Prospective trial. SETTING: University hospital. PATIENT(S): Forty patients with a ureteral lesion in laparoscop…

OBJECTIVE: To analyse factors associated with a ureteric injury. DESIGN: Retrospective accident analysis. SETTING: Deep endometriosis surgery in a tertiary referral centre. SAMPLE: Video recording of a surgical accident was analysed by six …

Massive hemorrhagic ascites (4470 mL, range 1-10 L) in women with endometriosis is a rare condition occurring predominantly in black women. Of the 43 case reports published, 42 are compatible with the hypothesis that the hemorrhagic ascites…

It remains unclear when to perform a discoid or segmental bowel resection for large endometriotic nodules with intestinal invasion. Moreover, endometriosis series are rather small to fully evaluate functional consequences of bowel resection…