Michael Cooper

OBJECTIVE: Diminished quality of life, inadequate support and social isolation are commonly experienced by individuals living with the chronic pain condition, endometriosis. We aimed to determine the feasibility and acceptability of EndoSMS…

Introduction: As a high symptom burden chronic condition, endometriosis is associated with diminished quality of life (QoL) and psychological distress. The EndoSMS text message intervention was developed to inform and support individuals li…

OBJECTIVE: Extensive psychological burden is associated with the experience of living with endometriosis, including negative changes to body image and sexual functioning. Emerging evidence suggests that potential protective factors such as …

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis, which affects 1 in 10 people assigned female at birth, is a chronic systemic inflammatory disease with a high symptom burden and adverse socioemotional impacts. There is a need for an accessible, cost-effective, a…

BACKGROUND Background: Endometriosis, affecting 1 in 10 people assigned female at birth, is a chronic systemic inflammatory disease, with high symptom burden and adverse socio-emotional impacts. There is a need for an accessible, cost-effe…

STUDY QUESTION: What is the relationship between specific quality of life domains and depression, anxiety and stress in the endometriosis population? SUMMARY ANSWER: Psychosocial domains of quality of life, such as a perception of social su…

Introduction Colorectal involvement occurs in up to 12% of cases of endometriosis. Various surgical options for its management have been described, including segmental resection and disc excision, with debate surrounding indications for sur…

AIMS: To compare bowel and bladder function following uterosacral or rectovaginal excision of endometriosis with excision of endometriosis from other sites of the pelvis. METHODS: A retrospective cohort study was performed via a questionnai…

Koh, Cherry E. M.B.B.S.(Hons.), M.S., F.R.A.C.S.; Solomon, Michael J. M.B., Ch.B., M.Sc., F.R.A.C.S.; Cooper, Michael J. M.B.B.S., F.R.A.N.Z.O.G. Author Information

Women suspected to have significant endometriosis from clinical history and examination or previous diagnostic laparoscopy underwent detailed ultrasound for the presence of DIE. The ultrasound operators were blinded to the clinical findings…

BACKGROUND: Rectal endometriosis can cause debilitating symptoms. Rectal resection in this setting has been shown to improve symptoms; however, there remain some reservations about this intervention because of the risk of complications such…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate preoperative real-time dynamic transvaginal sonography (TVS) in the prediction of pouch of Douglas (POD) obliteration in women undergoing laparoscopy for suspected endometriosis. METHODS: This was a multicenter prospe…

Dear Editor, With respect, Dennerstein1 raises two issues with our paper.2 Firstly, he appears to consider the necessity for bowel resection in cases of endometriosis involving the bowel is rare. We disagree. Such cases are being increasing…

background: Diagnosis of endometriosis currently requires a laparoscopy and this need probably contributes to the considerable average delay in diagnosis. We have reported the presence of nerve fibres in the functional layer of endometrium …

BACKGROUND: Hydronephrosis is a rare but serious manifestation of ureteric endometriosis. FINDINGS: One hundred and twenty-six women underwent ureterolysis for ureteric endometriosis betweeen and October 1996 and June 2009. Thirteen of the …

BACKGROUND: Colorectal resection for severe endometriosis has been increasingly described in the literature over the last 20 years. AIMS: To describe the experiences of three gynaecological surgeons who perform radical surgery for colorecta…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis commonly presents with a range of symptoms none of which are particularly specific for the condition, often resulting in misdiagnosis or delay in diagnosis. AIM: To investigate gastrointestinal symptoms in women wi…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To identify the volume and type of laparoscopic surgery being performed. To review the incidence, nature of associated complications, and reasons for conversion to laparotomy. DESIGN: A multicenter, prospective case load a…

PURPOSE: Surgical treatment of females with rectal endometriosis is challenging. The aim of this study was to review the results of laparoscopic intervention in the management of females with this complex disorder. METHOD: All cases of comp…