Kristin Riley

OBJECTIVE: Primary aim is to identify the impact of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulator (TENS) use on endometriosis pain based on daily self-reported Visual Analogue Scores (VAS) during pain flares. Secondary aims include quantifying…

Women with endometriosis are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease and demonstrate endothelial dysfunction. The gold standard for diagnosis of endometriosis is through operative laparoscopy with surgical excision and histopathologic i…

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Endometriosis is a chronic, often debilitating, disease which is typically managed with surgery and hormonal medications. However, many patients feel they lack agency when managing endometriosis symptoms. The purpose of t…

In the setting of a global pandemic, it is vastly important now more than ever that patients have agency and control over pain management when living with a debilitating chronic pain disease such as endometriosis. We present a review of the…

Objective: To further the understanding of long-term outcomes of endometriosis patients requiring colonic segmental resection (CSR) or low anterior resection (LAR). To improve counseling of patients with bowel endometriosis. Methods: Retros…

(Abstracted from J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2019;26:71–77) The primary sequelae of endometriosis are infertility and chronic pelvic pain (CPP). Nearly 40% of women with endometriosis are infertile, and 71% to 87% have CPP.

Chronic pelvic pain is a condition defined by pelvic pain for more than six months which is severe enough to cause functional disability or require treatment. When pain becomes a chronic condition, it is more challenging to evaluate and tre…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To compare surgical excision and ablation of endometriosis for treatment of chronic pelvic pain. DESIGN: Randomized clinical trial with 12-month follow-up (Canadian Task Force classification I). SETTING: Single academic t…

Background: Coincidental appendectomy has been shown to be beneficial in numerous patient populations. Previous reports have noted that laparoscopic surgical staplers used at the time of gynecologic surgery allow for simple, rapid removal o…