Helizabet Salomão Abdalla Ayroza Ribeiro

•Chronic pelvic pain is a common and complex condition that significantly affects women's quality of life. •Neuropathic pain and nociplastic pain are important components in the pain picture of these patients and should be considered in cli…

Women with deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) can benefit from the use of progestins. Our aim is to explore if levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) non inferior to dienogest (DNG) in improving deep endometriosis women's…

OBJECTIVE: In the present study, our aim was to translate, adapt, and validate the Pelvic Health History Form (a quality of life [QoL] questionnaire) of the International Pelvic Pain Society (IPPS) from English to Portuguese. METHODS: The …

Segmental rectum resections for indications other than endometriosis were reported to result in up to 40% sexual dysfunctions. We, therefore, evaluated sexual function after low bowel resection (n = 33) for deep endometriosis in comparison …

OBJECTIVE: To review the current state of knowledge on the impact of the surgical treatment on the sexual function and dyspareunia of deep endometriosis patients. DATA SOURCE: A systematic review was conducted in accordance with the Meta-A…

OBJECTIVE: To assess bowel function in women with deep infiltrating endometriosis according to surgical approach (radical vs conservative). DATA SOURCES: Five databases were searched from 1970 to September 2021 to retrieve studies comparin…

Abstract Objective To assess the most common psychological disturbances in women with deep endometriosis and bowel involvement who are waiting surgical treatment and to evaluate what forms of coping are used to solve the problem. Methods Th…

ABSTRACT: To map the distribution of the sites most affected by endometriosis in patients with unilateral ovarian endometriomas.A descriptive case series of 84 patients with unilateral endometriomas undergoing laparoscopy for the treatment …

OBJECTIVE: To compare the effect of hemostatic techniques (bipolar energy versus hemostatic sealants versus suture) on the ovarian reserve of patients submitted to laparoscopic cystectomy for the surgical excision of unilateral endometrioma…

OBJECTIVE: To assess the most common psychological disturbances in women with deep endometriosis and bowel involvement who are waiting surgical treatment and to evaluate what forms of coping are used to solve the problem. METHODS: This was …

Introduction: In this study, we evaluated the relationships between symptoms of bladder endometriosis (EDT), lesion size, and the subsequent surgical technique used to excise the lesion. Methods: This is retrospective observational study of…

It is estimated that around 28 million surgeries will be postponed or canceled worldwide as a result of this pandemic, causing a delay in the diagnosis and treatment of more than 2 million cancer cases. In Brazil, both the National Health A…

INTRODUCTION: Intestinal endometriosis is considered the most severe form of deep endometriosis, the rectosigmoid being involved in about 90% of cases of bowel infiltration. Transvaginal sonography (TVS) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)…

In the Results section of the Abstract, there is an error in the second sentence. The correct sentence is: The pooled sensitivity, specificity, LR+, and LR-values of MRI for RE were 88% (95% CI, 85-91%), 90% (95% CI, 88-92%), 17.26 (95% CI,…

BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic cystectomy is currently considered the gold standard for the treatment of ovarian endometrioma, resulting in an improvement in symptoms, a lower recurrence rate, and a higher pregnancy rate among infertile patients.…

Objective The objective of this review was to analyze the impact on ovarian reserve of the different hemostatic methods used during laparoscopic cystectomy.Data sources The studies were identified by searching electronic databases (MEDLINE,…

A endometriose é uma das doenças ginecológicas mais estudadas na atualidade. Muito dessas pesquisas são dedicadas a etiopatogenia da doença, assim como sua evolução, pois até os dias de hoje não se sabe quais seriam seus fatores decisivos. …

ObjectiveTo evaluate the association between ultrasound measurements of endometriosis nodules on the uterosacral ligament (USL) and the risk of ureteral involvement, as well as to assess whether associations with other ultrasound variables …

Since endometriosis is a proliferative disease we evaluated the presence of anti-apoptotic factor (Bcl-2) and pro-apoptotic factor (Bax) in deep pelvic endometriosis. A Cross-sectional observational study was performed at Santa Casa de Mise…

Study objectiveTo evaluate the long-term effects of laparoscopic surgery on quality of life in women with bowel endometriosis.DesignObservational prospective cohort study (Canadian Task Force classification II).SettingCentral Hospital of Sa…

PurposeTo evaluate the changes in quality of life (QOL) over a 1-year follow-up period in patients submitted to laparoscopic colorectal resection for the treatment of deep endometriosis.MethodsA prospective observational cohort study (Canad…