INTRODUCTION: Patients with advanced endometriosis may be at an increased risk of surgical complications following laparoscopic treatment of endometriosis; however, this relationship has not been examined. We sought to identify predictors o…
Thank you for your interest in our study and commentary.1, 2 We applaud your work to improve the adoption of ultrasound for identifying endometriosis preoperatively. We agree that significant improvements have been made in the detection of …
Introduction: The purpose of this study was to review operative management of endometriosis involving the ureter. Materials and methods: Retrospective case series of three patients undergoing resection of ureteral endometriosis with uretero…
Study objectiveTo compare symptom persistence in women with adenomyosis based on retention or removal of the cervix at the time of hysterectomy.DesignRetrospective cohort study and follow-up survey (Canadian Task Force classification xx).Se…
The combination of a thorough physical examination and imaging with either magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or pelvic ultrasound are important in the preoperative planning for deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE). A 2-dimensional (2D) rend…
ObjectiveTo determine whether the use of the robot for surgical treatment of endometriosis is better than traditional laparoscopy in terms of operative length, perioperative parameters, and quality of life outcomes.DesignMulticenter, random…
INTRODUCTION: Operative morbidity of laparoscopic myomectomy largely relates to the potential for intraoperative blood loss. We sought to determine whether blood loss varies according to the menstrual cycle. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A retrosp…
ObjectivesTo identify factors that influence the decision-making process on the type of hysterectomy (total or supracervical) and the impact of surgery of subsequent sexual function.Study designA cross-sectional survey was undertaken on 212…
Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) has many potential causes and is often a complex disorder with multiple contributing etiologies. The evaluation and treatment of women with CPP often requires a multidimensional approach. The treatment of CPP consi…