Ceana Nezhat

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Women with endometriosis often report onset of symptoms during adolescence; however, the diagnosis of endometriosis is often delayed. The aim of this study was to describe the experience of adolescents who underwe…

Electromechanical morcellators have come under scrutiny with concerns about complications involving iatrogenic dissemination of both benign and malignant tissues. Although the rapidly rotating blade has resulted in morcellator-related vascu…

Lately there have been many discussions reminding us of just how crucial it is to eradicate endometriosis as completely as possible. As a surgical imperative, this is actually a time-honored principle, one that has been observed since at le…

Endometriosis is characterized by the presence of endometrial glands and stroma in extrauterine sites. Our objective was to determine whether endometriotic lesions (ELs) from women with endometriosis have altered retinoid levels compared wi…

Endometriosis is a common and chronic inflammatory disorder affecting 10%–16% of women of reproductive age. Although endometriosis is a benign condition, it has negative effects on the quality of life and fertility of women affected. The an…

Accumulating evidence indicates that reduced fecundity associated with endometriosis reflects a failure of embryonic receptivity. Microdomains composed of endometrial gap junctions, which facilitate cell-cell communication, may be implicate…

Extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphomas are uncommon. Most occur in the gastrointestinal tract. Marginal zone B-cell lymphomas of the female genital tract are rare, and few cases exist of marginal zone B-cell lymphomas of the uterus, cerv…

Emerging information on the link between ovarian cancer and endometriosis gives us an unprecedented opportunity to develop comprehensive screening plans for early detection and prevention of specific types of ovarian cancer.

Cystoscopy, the gold standard for diagnosis of disorders and injuries of the lower urinary tract, provides another tool for prevention and active management of urologic pathology and surgical complications by allowing the surgeon to assess …

Endometriosis is classically defined as the presence of endometrial glands and stroma in ectopic locations. Affecting from 6% to 10% of reproductive-aged women, endometriosis may result in dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, chronic pelvic pain, and…

Presacral neurectomy is useful in the treatment of severe, disabling dysmenorrhea secondary to endometriosis and pelvic pain associated with pelvic inflammatory disease. The efficacy of presacral neurectomy for the relief of midline dysmeno…

Minimally invasive gynecologic surgery is continuously pushing its limits by embracing ever more sophisticated technology. This is also true for reproductive surgery, arguably the birthplace of gynecologic endoscopy, where minimally invasiv…

STUDY OBJECTIVES: To report the feasibility and description of robot-assisted presacral neurectomy (RPSN) and to compare outcomes with laparoscopic presacral neurectomy (LPSN). DESIGN: Prospective case series (Canadian Task Force classific…

OBJECTIVE: To compare robot assisted laparoscopic platform to standard laparoscopy for the treatment of endometriosis. DESIGN: A retrospective cohort controlled study. SETTING: Tertiary referral center. PATIENT(S): Seventy-eight reproduc…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the coexistence of endometriosis in women presenting with symptomatic leiomyomas. DESIGN: Retrospective study. SETTING: Tertiary university medical center. PATIENT(S): We reviewed the medical records of 131 pati…

BACKGROUND: The incidence of congenital anomalies of the ureter is very low, as is the incidence of endometriosis of the ureter. The presence of the 2 conditions together is extremely rare. To our knowledge, this is the first description in…

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery involves the introduction of instruments through a natural orifice into the peritoneal cavity to perform diagnostic and therapeutic surgical interventions. We report…