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BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a widely known benign disease, but 0.5%-1% of cases are associated with malignancy. It has been linked with ovarian neoplasms, particularly endometrioid and clear cell adenocarcinoma histology. Rhabdomyosarcomas…

The most common location of extragenital endometriosis is the bowel. Medical treatment may not provide long-term improvement in patients who are symptomatic, and consequently most of these patients may require surgical intervention. Over th…

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The inadvertent dissemination of uterine cancer cells with the power morcellator has received much attention in the press and a warning from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Many hospitals prohibit the use o…

INTRODUCTION: To re-assess the coexistence of histology-proven endometriosis in women with symptomatic leiomyomas. Reappraisal of our previous study performed in 2010. METHODS: Retrospective review of a prospective data-based collection of …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The relationship between leiomyoma and endometriosis is poorly understood. Both contribute to considerable pain and may cause subfertility or infertility in women. We conducted this retrospective study to assess t…

INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is a common gynecologic disorder characterized by the presence of ectopic endometrial glands and stroma. Although endometriosis is considered a benign condition, malignant transformation of endometriosis has been…

Despite advances in medicine, ovarian cancer remains the deadliest of the gynecological malignancies. Herein we present the latest information on the pathophysiology of ovarian cancer and its significance for ovarian cancer screening and pr…

Uterine leiomyomas affect 20-30 % of women 35 years and older. Extrauterine leiomyomas are rare and present a greater diagnostic challenge. Those unusual growth patterns occur more often in women of reproductive age with a history of hyster…

INTRODUCTION: To determine long-term outcome differences in patients undergoing robotic-assisted compared with conventional laparoscopy for advanced-stage endometriosis. METHODS: Cases were collected from our prospectively maintained comput…

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: To determine perioperative outcome differences in patients undergoing robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery (RALS) versus conventional laparoscopic surgery (CLS) for advanced-stage endometriosis. METHODS: This re…

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…

INTRODUCTION: To determine outcome differences in patients undergoing robotic-assisted compared with conventional laparoscopy for advanced-stage endometriosis. METHODS: Cases were collected from our prospectively maintained computerized dat…

OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study were to evaluate the current evidence of the association of endometriosis and subsequent carcinoma of the ovary and to contextualize this evidence into daily practice issues. METHODS: This study is …

INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent chronic inflammatory condition affecting 6-10% of reproductive-aged women. Chronic pelvic pain impacts the quality of life of patients with endometriosis. Here, we describe the use of lap…

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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…