Basim Abu‐Rafea

review 2014

Medical Treatment of Ureteral Obstruction Associated With Ovarian Remnants and/or Endometriosis: Report of Three Cases and Review of the Literature

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2014.12.153

Study objectiveExperience with low-dose intermittent danazol or prolonged gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRH-a) with and without add-back therapy in endometriosis-associated ureteral obstruction.DesignRetrospective case series (Ca…

article 2012

Linguistic and clinical validation of the Arabic-translated Aberdeen Menorrhagia Severity Scale as an indicator of quality of life for women with abnormal uterine bleeding

·doi:10.15537/1658-3175.5601

OBJECTIVES: To develop a conceptually and semantically valid Arabic version of a validated disease-specific instrument of quality of life (QoL) for women with abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB). METHODS: This is a prospective cohort study cond…

article 2011

Resolution of Catamenial Epilepsy after Goserelin Therapy and Oophorectomy: Case Report of Presumed Cerebral Endometriosis

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2010.09.002

Endometriosis can develop in every organ and tissue in the female body except perhaps the spleen. The mechanism of distal metastasis is thought to be hematogenous or lymphatic spread from the uterus. Endometriotic lesions in the central ner…

article 2011

When Surgery Is Inappropriate or Inadequate for Endometriosis-Associated Pain: Back to the Future!

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2011.08.250

article 2006

Histopathologic findings on uterosacral ligaments in women with chronic pelvic pain and visually normal pelvis at laparoscopy

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2006.02.002

Study objectiveTo determine the prevalence and type of microscopic findings on laparoscopically resected uterosacral ligaments in women with chronic pelvic pain and no visible pelvic disease. The effect of this procedure on the patients' le…

article 2006

Laparoscopic findings, histopathologic evaluation, and clinical outcomes in women with chronic pelvic pain after hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2006.05.007

Study objectiveTo laparoscopically evaluate the pelvis of patients with chronic pelvic pain after hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, to determine any associated factors to the pain.DesignRetrospective cohort of patients with …

article 2005

Consensus Guidelines for the Management of Chronic Pelvic Pain

·doi:10.1016/s1701-2163(16)30732-0

ObjectiveTo improve the understanding of chronic pelvic pain (CPP) and to provide evidence-based guidelines of value to primary care health professionals, general obstetricians and gynaecologists, and those who specialize in chronic pain. B…