Olaf Buchweitz

TARGET GROUP: Physicians interested in endometriosis and infertility as well as medical teams in reproductive medicine and endometriosis centers. OBJECTIVE: A practical guide for clinical decision-making. This guide was compiled by the wor…

OBJECTIVE: To develop a predictive risk score for superficial peritoneal endometriosis (SPE) in patients with negative examination and imaging, based on symptoms and quality of life measures. DESIGN: Multicenter nested case-control study c…

STUDY QUESTION: Is there an association between pre-operative symptoms and intraoperatively described localization and size of endometriosis lesions as assessed by the #ENZIAN classification system? SUMMARY ANSWER: Dyschezia is associated …

Study question: Is there an association between pre-operative symptoms and intraoperatively described localization and size of endometriosis lesions as assessed by the #ENZIAN classification system? Summary answer: Dyschezia is associated w…

BACKGROUND: Expectations determine treatment outcomes in several medical conditions. The significance of expectations for treatment outcomes in patients with endometriosis remains unknown. Endometriosis is a painful and debilitating disease…

BACKGROUND: Treatment expectations influence clinical outcomes in various physical and psychological conditions; however, no studies have explored their role in endometriosis treatment. It is necessary to understand how these expectations c…

Background Treatment expectations influence clinical outcomes in various physical and psychological conditions; however, no studies have explored their role in endometriosis treatment. It is necessary to understand how these expectations c…

Abstract Introduction. Endometriosis is still somewhat unknown to the general public, often overlooked and not treated satisfactorily. 20-30% of affected women report persistent pain disability even after successful surgical removal of endo…

INTRODUCTION: Overall, 20%-30% of women with endometriosis report endometriosis-related disability after successful laparoscopy. This indicates a potential impact of psychological factors, such as expectations, on treatment outcomes. It is …

BackgroundIn an elective laparoscopic surgery, the cosmetic outcome becomes increasingly important. We conducted a study to evaluate the cosmetic outcome 3 months after a laparoscopic procedure and compared skin adhesive (SA) versus transcu…

Expression of the pluripotency factors SOX-2, OCT-4, KLF-4, and NANOG was analyzed by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction, immunohistochemistry, and immunofluorescence microscopy in the endometrium, myometrium, and endometrioti…

ObjectiveThis study was undertaken to evaluate the feasibility of autofluorescence laparoscopy in the diagnosis of endometriotic lesions.Study designProspective analysis of 83 consecutive patients undergoing laparoscopy for suspected endome…

ObjectiveTo investigate cyclooxygenase (COX-2) expression within different endometriotic lesions and to assess whether these expression patterns correlate with clinical characteristics.DesignRetrospective cross-sectional study.SettingUniver…

Study objectiveTo evaluate the observer's influence on the diagnosis and classification of endometriosis according to the rASRM classification.Design: Prospective analysis.SettingUniversity hospital.PatientsDigital videotapes of laparoscopi…

Study objectiveTo evaluate the feasibility of fluorescence diagnosis of nonpigmented (red and white) endometriotic lesions with 20 mg/kg of 5-aminolevulinc acid (5-ALA) 5-7 and 10-14 hours before surgery.DesignProspective analysis (Canadian…

ObjectiveTo evaluate changes in expression levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) mRNA in human endometrial explants in a chicken chorioallantoic membrane model of endometriosis.DesignExperimental prospective study.SettingUnive…