Elizabeth Ball

OBJECTIVE: To develop and validate models to predict which endometriosis patients are likely to experience pain reduction following therapeutic laparoscopy using intraoperative findings and patient characteristics. DESIGN: A retrospective …

BackgroundEndometriosis affects 1 in 10 females and can cause debilitating pain and subfertility resulting in poor physical and mental health.Management includes surgery and hormonal manipulation (progestins/hormone blockers), many of those…

Endometriosis is a common chronic condition for which there is currently no cure. Those suffering from endometriosis-related pelvic pain (ERPP) may struggle with side effects and/or risks presented by conventional medical and surgical trea…

UNLABELLED: Endometriosis is a common chronic non curable neuro-inflammatory condition, which can cause endometriosis-related pelvic pain (ERPP). Sufferers may struggle with side effects and/or risks from conventional medical and surgical t…

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Pelvic abscess is a common gynaecological condition, particularly during and after the Covid-19 pandemic, possibly resulting from obstacles to accessing care during this time. To date, no consensus guideline on management…

Before the COVID-19 pandemic virtual clinics in gynecology were not commonplace in the United Kingdom or most other countries. Owing to the need to reconfigure health provision to caring for COVID-19 patients, reducing footfall in hospitals…

The National Health Service (NHS) response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic brought about rapid and innovative changes to surgical care in gynaecology, shared decision making around operative procedures and pre-operative …

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory condition affecting 6%-10% of women of reproductive age and is defined by the presence of endometrial-like tissue outside the uterus (lesions), commonly affecting the pelvis and ovaries. I…

BACKGROUND: Up to 28% of endometriosis patients do not get pain relief from therapeutic laparoscopy but this subgroup is not defined. OBJECTIVES: To identify any prognostic patient-specific factors (such as but not limited to patients' type…

BACKGROUND Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory condition affecting 6%-10% of women of reproductive age and is defined by the presence of endometrial-like tissue outside the uterus (lesions), commonly affecting the pelvis and ovaries. I…

BACKGROUND: Chronic pelvic pain affects 2-24% of women worldwide and evidence for medical treatments is scarce. Gabapentin is effective in treating some chronic pain conditions. We aimed to measure the efficacy and safety of gabapentin in w…

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the feasibility of a randomised trial of a modified, pre-existing, mindfulness meditation smartphone app for women with chronic pelvic pain. DESIGN: Three arm randomised feasibility trial. SETTING: Women were recruit…

ObjectivesTo determine whether a pre-existing smartphone app to teach mindfulness meditation is acceptable to women with chronic pelvic pain (CPP) and can be integrated into clinical practice within the National Health Service (NHS) CPP pat…

Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) in women is defined variably, but for clinical use it is cyclical or non-cyclical pain of at least 3-6 months' duration. It has major impacts on individuals and society. There are both structural and idiopathic cau…

Background Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) symptoms in women are variable and non-specific; establishing a differential diagnosis can be hard. A diagnostic laparoscopy is often performed, although a prior magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan may…

BackgroundFemale chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is defined as intermittent or constant pelvic or lower abdominal pain occurring in a woman for at least 6 months. Up to a quarter of women are estimated to be affected by CPP worldwide and it is re…

Umbilical endometriosis (UE) remains a rare occurrence with an incidence of approximately 0.5–1.0% in all cases of endometriosis. It can be subdivided into primary UE (Villar’s nodule), developing spontaneously, or secondary following previ…

BACKGROUND Female chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is defined as intermittent or constant pelvic or lower abdominal pain occurring in a woman for at least 6 months. Up to a quarter of women are estimated to be affected by CPP worldwide and it is …

Gynaecological surgery is constantly evolving. To inform practicewith high-impact research, clinicians need to focus on areas ofimportance. Surveys of specialist members of the British Society ofGynaecological Endoscopy have revealed a rang…

Gynaecological surgery is constantly evolving. To inform practice with high-impact research, clinicians need to focus on areas of importance. Surveys of specialist members of the British Society of Gynaecological Endoscopy have revealed a r…

To present a rare case of endometrial stromal sarcoma arising in endometriosis of the rectovaginal septum. A 57-year-old postmenopausal woman with no apparent previous history of endometriosis presented with recent onset of pelvic pain. Tra…