Smith KA

No ORCID on file · 3 papers in corpus
article 2021
Abdominal radiology (New York) ·doi:10.1007/s00261-021-03344-w

PurposeTo evaluate the feasibility and safety of percutaneous image-guided cryoablation of abdominal wall endometriosis (AWE).Materials and methodsA retrospective review of percutaneous cryoablation (CT or MR) of AWE was performed from Janu…

meta-analysis 2018
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2017.12.010

Surgical adhesions can lead to significant consequences including abdominopelvic pain, bowel obstruction, subfertility, and subsequent surgery. Although laparoscopic surgery is associated with a decreased risk of adhesion formation, methods…

article 2012
Comparative medicine

Endometriosis is one of the most frequently encountered gynecologic diseases and a common cause of chronic pelvic pain and infertility. The pathophysiology of this syndrome can best be described as the presence of ectopic endometrium and a …