L R Malinak

OBJECTIVE: Endometriosis is a complex gynecologic disorder that may display features similar to malignancy, including aggressive growth and localized invasion of the myometrium or spread to various organs outside the uterus. Molecular studi…

Conservative surgery at laparoscopy or laparotomy is effective against stage I-IV endometriosis to relieve pelvic pain and treat infertility. The subsequent average conception rate is 45-65%. Recurrence of endometriosis may occur, although …

We describe a woman with Stevens-Johnson syndrome, a life-threatening form of erythema multiforme characterized by bullae formation, extensive mucosal damage, and systemic toxicity, and known to be triggered by various drugs, infections, in…

Seventy-seven of 226 pregnancies (34%) conceived prior to conservative surgical treatment of endometriosis ended in first-trimester spontaneous abortion. Mild endometriosis was associated with a significantly greater proportion of abortions…

During an 8-year period, the records of 90 patients with mild pelvic endometriosis diagnosed by endoscopy were reviewed to determine whether conservative surgical treatment resulted in higher pregnancy rates than expectant management. Forty…

The value of perioperative medical therapy in the management of infertility patients with severe endometriosis is uncertain. Previous reports of pre- or postlaparatomy danazol provide no clear direction regarding efficacy. Of 200 consecutiv…

Clinical characteristics of patients with histologically confirmed pelvic endometriosis who had an affected first-degree relative (N = 18) were compared to those who had no such affected relative (N = 105). The only significant difference w…

The correlation between extent of endometriosis and pregnancy rate was analyzed in a study of 107 infertile women who underwent conservative operative treatment for pelvic endometriosis. The diagnosis was established or suspected on the bas…