Introduction To study the trends in incidence rate, type and surgical treatment, and patient characteristics of surgically verified endometriosis during 1987-2012. Material and methods This is a register-based cohort study. We identified wo…
INTRODUCTION: To study the trends in incidence rate, type and surgical treatment, and patient characteristics of surgically verified endometriosis during 1987-2012. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This is a register-based cohort study. We identified…
Urinary tract endometriosis (UTE) is a rare form of deep infiltrating endometriosis. We studied the operative treatment of UTE and evaluated postoperative recurrences and fertility outcomes. This is a retrospective cohort study of 53 women …
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the rate of complications, factors associated with complications and long-term results in colorectal resections for the treatment of deep infiltrating endometriosis of the bowel wall. DESIGN: Retrospective study. SE…
BACKGROUND: In endometriosis endometrial tissue appears outside the uterine cavity causing dysmenorrhea, infertility, chronic abdominal pain and bowel symptoms. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The prevalence of bowel symptoms and the influence of su…
AIM: Endometriosis is relatively common condition in fertile women and may affect the alimentary tract. Laparoscopic rectosigmoid resection for endometriosis has been found to be both feasible and safe. The aim of the present study was to p…
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate sexual function, quality of life and pelvic pain after endometriosis surgery including vaginal resection. DESIGN: Prospective observational study with 12 months follow up. SETTING: Regional central hospital and univ…
Early diagnosis of endometriosis is important for proper planning of the treatment. First-line treatment of moderate endometriosis is hormonal drug therapy, which should be long-standing. Surgery is needed, if pain symptoms cannot be contro…
Endometriosis-associated infertility is poorly treatable with various forms of surgery. Therefore, assisted reproduction techniques (ARTs), such as controlled ovarian hyperstimulation, intrauterine insemination, or in vitro fertilization, a…
Menstruation-related spontaneous pneumothorax (MSP), also termed catamenial pneumothorax, is a syndrome of spontaneous pneumothorax during menstruation due to endometriotic lesions in the diaphragm and thoracic cavity. Previously MSP was co…
Human epididymal secretory protein E4 (HE4, also known as WAP four-disulphide core domain protein 2) is a new promising biomarker for ovarian cancer but its specificity against ovarian endometriotic cysts is only superficially known. We, th…
BACKGROUND: Continuous administration of progesterone antagonists (PAs) results in endometrial suppression and amenorrhoea in several model systems. We compared the effects of intrauterine release of a highly specific PA, ZK230211, to those…