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BACKGROUND: The complexity of surgical management in women with deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) demands the optimisation of perioperative care protocols to ensure optimal postoperative outcomes. OBJECTIVES: This meta-analysis evaluat…
OBJECTIVES: Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT), a cellular process in which epithelial cells lose epithelial characteristics while acquire mesenchymal features, is believed to contribute to migration and invasion abilities of the endom…
OBJECTIVE: To demonstrate the technique of discoid excision of bowel endometriosis followed by closure of the bowel defect using sutures, without the application of the transanal stapler device. DESIGN: Stepwise demonstration of the techni…
OBJECTIVE: Total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) may be indicated in patients with deep infiltrative endometriosis (DIE) to treat severe chronic pelvic pain symptoms, recurrences, or co-existing uterine disease. This study discusses the cha…
Tubal endometriosis (EM) refers to the detection of ectopic endometrial implants on tubes. It may cause a significant defect of the tubes, translating into dysmenorrhea, pelvic pain, and infertility. We aimed to evaluate the disease charact…
INTRODUCTION: Ovarian vein thrombosis is a rare but potentially serious complication after surgical and gynecologic procedures such as oophorectomy and hysterectomy. The association of this event with laparoscopic hysterectomy in particular…
Copyright © 2014 Athanasios Protopapas et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original wor…
We conducted this prospective cohort study to standardize our laparoscopic technique of excision of posterior deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) nodules, according to their size, location, and geometry, including 36 patients who were gro…