Khazali S

BACKGROUND: Two-port robotic-assisted hysterectomy presents a minimally invasive alternative to traditional multi-port techniques. Although a limited number of cases have been documented in the literature [1,2], the improved articulation an…

Endometriosis is a chronic disease that is characterized by pain, infertility, and reduced quality of life. Despite varied treatment modalities, a high proportion of individuals experience debilitating symptoms and develop comorbid pain con…

OBJECTIVE: To highlight the presentation and management of a patient with dysmenorrhea caused by an accessory cavitated uterine malformation (ACUM) while also summarizing the current evidence regarding this pathology. DESIGN: Video article…

Bladder endometriosis accounts for 70-85% of urinary tract endometriosis cases. Urinary tract endometriosis occurs in approximately 1% of those living with endometriosis. Underlying aetiology and pathogenesis are not fully understood, but t…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis surgery outcomes have been widely studied, yet heterogeneity in terminology and techniques persist. OBJECTIVES: This study focuses on the perioperative outcomes of a single surgeon using the same structured approa…

BACKGROUND: The treatment of endometriosis and adenomyosis requires a complex, multidisciplinary approach. Some centres have established multidisciplinary teams (MDT) and regular meetings. There are currently no international data or recomm…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To highlight a case where a nephroureterectomy and partial bladder cystectomy needed to be done due to endometriosis. DESIGN: A video article demonstrating a case study and the surgical management. SETTING: Ureteral endom…

BACKGROUND: Several endometriosis classification systems have been proposed and published but the search for a universal language that communicates the complexity, laterality and severity of this disease continues. The authors introduce the…

BackgroundAnonymized videotaped endoscopic procedures can be used for the assessment of surgical competence, but a reliable non-procedure-specific scoring system is needed for gynaecology.ObjectivesTo design and evaluate the validity of the…

BACKGROUND: The use of Indocyanine Green (ICG) is well-described in oncology and more recently in benign gynaecological surgery. In this article we describe submucosal transvaginal ICG infiltration caudal to a vaginal endometriotic nodule t…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To demonstrate the advantages of a combined robotic-assisted laparoscopic and thoracic approach in the management of extensive diaphragmatic, pleural, and pericardial endometriosis. DESIGN: A video article demonstrating ex…

Objective The aim of this study was to assess inter-rater reliability for components of the Visual-Numeric Endometriosis Scoring System (VNESS). VNESS is a novel system for describing surgical findings in each compartment of the pelvis in a…

OBJECTIVE: To report on diagnosis and management of pelvic congestion including the May-Thurner syndrome (MTS) as potential etiologies for intractable pelvic neuropathic pain. DESIGN: Retrospective study of women presented with intractable …

PurposeTo examine peri-operative complications in patients undergoing laparoscopic excision of deeply infiltrating endometriosis (DIE).MethodsThis was a prospective study of a case series of women having laparoscopic excision of deeply infi…

OBJECTIVE: To compare the efficiency of laparoscopically guided transversus abdominis plane block (LTAP) versus port-site local anaesthetic infiltration (LAI) in reducing postoperative pain following laparoscopic excision of endometriosis. …

OBJECTIVE: Silymarin as an herbal drug has potent antioxidant effects that could make it a good choice for endometriosis therapy. The aim of the current study was to determine the effects of silymarin as an herbal drug on induced endometria…