Innie Chen

STUDY QUESTION: How is endometriosis associated with adverse maternal, fetal and neonatal outcomes of pregnancy? SUMMARY ANSWER: Women with endometriosis are at elevated risk for serious and important adverse maternal (pre-eclampsia, gesta…

INTRODUCTION: Ilioinguinal/iliohypogastric nerve blocks (IINBs) are a simple, minimally invasive option for managing pain associated with ilioinguinal/iliohypogastric neuropathy (IIN). This study assessed the safety and efficacy of IINBs in…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To quantify the relationship between type of benign pelvic disease and risk of surgical site infection (SSI) after hysterectomy. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study (Canadian Task Force classification II-2). SETTING: Hospi…

OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between surgically diagnosed endometriosis and pregnancy outcomes in subsequent pregnancies. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study of women who delivered a singleton live birth from 2003 to 2013 in Ottawa…

BACKGROUND: Catamenial pneumothorax is a rare but serious condition for women of reproductive age. We describe a trial of dienogest as hormonal therapy for catamenial pneumothorax and review the literature on hormonal suppressive therapy fo…

OBJECTIVE: To determine the hospital-related costs incurred by women requiring surgery or inpatient admission for chronic pelvic pain in Canada. METHODS: We conducted a population-based, cross-sectional study, focusing on women ages 15-59 …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the clinical characteristics of women presenting with catamenial pneumothorax and compare them with those with noncatamenial pneumothorax. DESIGN: A case-control study (Canadian Task Force II-2). SETTING: A mu…

OBJECTIVE: Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is a prevalent, debilitating, and costly condition. Although national guidelines and empiric evidence support the use of a multidisciplinary model of care for such patients, such clinics are uncommon in …

ObjectiveChronic pelvic pain (CPP) is a prevalent, debilitating, and costly condition. Although national guidelines and empiric evidence support the use of a multidisciplinary model of care for such patients, such clinics are uncommon in Ca…

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to evaluate the sensitivity of routine trans vaginal ultrasound (TVUS) compared to expert-guided transvaginal ultrasound (ETVUS) for the diagnosis of endometriosis. METHODS: A retrospective chart r…

A 38-year-old woman was found to have a deep 3.3-cm endometriotic nodule of the bladder, confirmed by cystoscopic resection and imaging. Ultrasound also confirmed a 2.6-cm vaginal fornix implant with similar appearance to the bladder mass. …

BACKGROUND: Minimally invasive hysterectomies performed vaginally or laparoscopically are associated with decreased perioperative morbidity. We examined temporal trends and patient and hospital factors associated with the routes of hysterec…