Samar Nahas

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the impact of a pre-operative instructional video for patients undergoing minimally invasive gynecologic surgery (MIGS) on patient satisfaction following surgery, pre-procedure anxiety, postoperative pain, and patien…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a chronic disorder that affects approximately 10% of reproductive aged women and can have wide-ranging detrimental effects. While endometriosis is known to be associated with early menopause, the rates of primar…

Objective: Endometriosis may be found in the bladder and/or bowel. However, coexistence of deeply infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) in both bladder and bowel is relatively rare, with only a few documented cases . Simultaneous resection of bo…

Background: Eighty-five percent of the time that endometriosis is found in the urinary tract, the condition is found on the bladder itself. Common symptoms include dysuria, hematuria, urinary urgency, and bladder pain. These symptoms may wo…

Singh, Manpreet K.; Dejenie, Menbere A.; Behbehani, Sadikah; Nahas, Samar; Handler, Stephanie; Stuparich, Mallory A. Author Information

Given the marked improvement in laparoscopic technology, gynecologic surgeons feel comfortable operating in the pelvis for a variety of gynecologic pathologies. When pathology is found outside of the pelvis, however, gynecologic surgeons fi…

A 34-year-old patient presented to our office with chronic pelvic pain. Prior laparoscopic surgery revealed endometriotic appearing lesions which were ablated. The patient opted for another surgery to diagnose and treat potential leftover e…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To analyze the nature and accuracy of social media (Facebook) content related to endometriosis. DESIGN: Retrospective content analysis. SETTING: Social media platform, Facebook. PARTICIPANTS: Social media posts on Facebo…