K Ballard

Endometriosis is a chronic disease of the female reproductive system, which is characterised by the presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterus especially in the pelvic cavity that includes ovaries, fallopian tubes and it may occur ex…

Introduction: Endometriosis, one of the most common benign gynaecological diseases, is characterized by a reduced quality of life due to various physical and psychological stresses. Late diagnosis is associated with disease progression and …

Please cite this paper as: Wright J, Ballard K. The surgical management of rectovaginal endometriosis: plus ça change? BJOG 2011;118:274–277.

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to compare the diagnostic performance of clinical vaginal examination with that of transvaginal sonography (TVS) in the presurgical diagnosis of deep infiltrating endometriosis. METHODS: One-hundred and …

Fragestellung: Ziel dieser Studie war der direkte Vergleich von klinischer (bimanueller) Untersuchung versus Vaginalsonografie zur Detektion von TIE. Methodik: 155 Patientinnen mit Endometriose-assoziierten Symptomen wurden prospektiv klini…

It is unclear whether the risk of persistent vaginal bleeding and pelvic pain following surgery is increased following laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy (LSH) compared to total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH). In Norwegian women who u…

OBJECTIVE: Evaluation of long-term outcomes following laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy (LSH). DESIGN: Retrospective postal questionnaire. SETTING: Norwegian university teaching hospital. POPULATION: A total of 315 consecutive patient…