Olav Istre

ORCID: 0000-0002-8805-100X · 22 papers in corpus · active 1994-2012

Study types

  • article 19
  • book-chapter 1
  • letter 1
  • other 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 5
  • adenomyosis 4
  • dysmenorrhea 1
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 1
  • die_deep_infiltrating 1
article 2012
How To Avoid Laparotomy during Hysterectomy
·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2012.08.412
article 2011
Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Trachelectomy for Adenomyosis
·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2011.08.706
article 2010
Laparoscopic Wedge Resection of Adenomyosis
·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2010.08.602
article 2009
Anatomic considerations in gynecologic surgery.

A 52-year-old postmenopausal woman (gravida 0) presented with left-side pelvic pain and an enlarging left adnexal cyst measuring 5.7 × 2.8 cm. Her surgical history was significant for a laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy complicated by a urete…

article 2009
Long-Term Outcomes Following Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy
·doi:10.1097/ogx.0b013e31819a7b3b

It is unclear whether the risk of persistent vaginal bleeding and pelvic pain following surgery is increased following laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy (LSH) compared to total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH). In Norwegian women who u…

article 2009
Potential clinical applications of uterine artery occlusion
·doi:10.1586/eog.09.36

Leiomyomata uteri remain a common gynecologic problem, associated with a significant clinical and economic burden of illness. Despite a variety of currently available interventions for uterine fibroids, there remains an unmet clinical need …

article 2008
A randomized trial comparing monopolar electrodes using glycine 1.5% with two different types of bipolar electrodes (TCRis, Versapoint) using saline, in hysteroscopic surgery
·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.01.083
article 2008
Long‐term outcomes following laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology ·doi:10.1111/j.1471-0528.2008.01854.x

OBJECTIVE: Evaluation of long-term outcomes following laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy (LSH). DESIGN: Retrospective postal questionnaire. SETTING: Norwegian university teaching hospital. POPULATION: A total of 315 consecutive patient…

article 2008
Vaginoperitoneal fistula and fallopian tube prolapse after total laparoscopic hysterectomy
·doi:10.1007/s10397-008-0373-2
other 2006
Endoscopic treatment of deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) involving the bladder and rectosigmoid colon
Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica ·doi:10.1080/00016340500449907

BACKGROUND: To study the feasibility, complications and symptom relief of laparoscopic treatment in patients with deep infiltrating endometriosis. METHODS: From January 2004 to March 2005, 24 patients with deep infiltrating endometriosis w…

article 2005
Book Review
·doi:10.1111/j.0001-6349.2005.0704b.x

Redwine DB, editor. Surgical Management of Endometriosis. 242 pages. London: Martin Dunitz, 2003. ISBN 1-84184-248-6. GBP 75.00 One of the world's experts in endometriosis, David B. Redwine has gathered other authorities in this field, disc…

article 2004
OC073: What a surgeon needs to know from ultrasound before operating on the uterus
·doi:10.1002/uog.1193

uterine fibroids and bleeding disturbances; uterine anomalies; uterine magnacies. Ultrasound investigation prior to endoscopic surgery. In hysteroscopic surgery, preoperative selection of suitable cases with TVS can improve the success rate…

book-chapter 2003
Transcervical Resection of the Endometrium: Results and Complications
·doi:10.1007/978-1-4471-0655-5_4
article 2001
Goserelin acetate (Zoladex) plus endometrial ablation for dysfunctional uterine bleeding: a 3-year follow-up evaluation
·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(00)01767-2
article 2001
Treatment of menorrhagia with the levonorgestrel intrauterine system versus endometrial resection
·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(01)01909-4
article 2000
Randomized controlled study comparing the efficacy of Levonova® with surgical treatment of menorrhagia by transcervical endometrial resection
·doi:10.1016/s0020-7292(00)85097-3
letter 1999
Fluid absorption and the long termoutcome after transcervical resection of the endometrium
·doi:10.1034/j.1600-0412.1999.781015.x
article 1996
F181 Hormone replacement therapy after transcervical resection of the endometrium
·doi:10.1016/s0378-5122(97)81142-5
article 1996
Hormone replacement therapy after transcervical resection of the endometrium
·doi:10.1016/0029-7844(96)00308-0

OBJECTIVE: To determine if women who have undergone transcervical resection of the endometrium can be treated safely with estrogens alone. METHODS: Sixty-two postmenopausal women who had undergone endometrial resection were recruited into a…

article 1996
The incidence of fallopian tube patency after transcervical resection of the endometrium including rollerball diathermy to the tubal ostia
·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)58052-2
article 1996
The relationship between preoperative endometrial thickness, the anteroposterior diameter of the uterus and clinical outcome following transcervical resection of the endometrium
·doi:10.1046/j.1469-0705.1997.08060412.x

The objective of this study was to identify whether the endometrial thickness, or the anteroposterior diameter of the uterus as assessed by transvaginal ultrasonography (TVS), could be used to predict the clinical outcome following transcer…

article 1994
[Dysfunctional uterine hemorrhage: new possibilities of organ saving therapy].