OBJECTIF: Fournir aux fournisseurs de soins de santé les meilleures données probantes sur l'utilisation de cannabis et la santé des femmes. Les domaines d'intérêt sont : les profils généraux d'utilisation du cannabis ainsi que la sécurité d…
OBJECTIVE: To provide health care providers with the best evidence on cannabis use with respect to women's health. Areas of focus include general patterns of cannabis use as well as safety of use; care for women who use cannabis; stigma; sc…
ObjectiveTo evaluate the effect of obesity on clinical and financial outcomes of minimally invasive hysterectomy METHODS: This was a retrospective cohort study of 5 affiliated hospitals. We obtained demographic, operative, and financial cha…
OBJECTIVES: To describe the use and perceived effectiveness of medical, surgical, and alternative therapies (e.g., diet, exercise, heat, cannabis, etc.) in managing endometriosis-associated pain in Canadians. METHODS: A cross-sectional onl…
OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the quality of information reported online about endometriosis and period pain. METHODS: An online search identified the top 20 websites for 4 search engines (Google, Ask, Bing, Yahoo). Videos, duplicates, and websites …
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between endometriosis and bowel obstruction or intussusception using a large population database. METHODS: This was a population-based study using data from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project…
Post-hysterectomy salpingo-oophorectomy can be surgically complex. Up to 9% of women who chose ovarian preservation at the time of hysterectomy require future adnexal surgery. Some of the common indications for post-hysterectomy salpingo-oo…
OBJECTIVE: To systematically summarize the evidence on costs related to chronic pelvic pain (CPP) for women. DATA SOURCES: Electronic databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, PubMed, and Cochrane Library) were searched for English and French articles p…
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate the validity of laparoscopic visualization for the diagnosis of endometriosis compared with histopathology. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective chart review at a tertiary care hospital in Canada fo…
BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a common condition characterized by the accumulation of dense adhesions and scar tissue around the pelvic organs, which can lead to complications. Disruption of endometriotic scar tissue is rare but can lead to …
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate differences in quality metrics between hysterectomies performed by fellowship-trained surgeons and those performed by generalists. METHODS: Retrospective review of 2845 consecutive hysterectomies by 75 surgeons (23 f…
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the prevalence of endometriosis and peritoneal pockets and to analyze whether these pockets are associated with pain. METHODS: Analysis of prospectively registered data of all women undergoing laparoscopy for inferti…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate risk factors associated with urologic injury in women undergoing hysterectomy for benign indication. METHODS: A retrospective cohort study for the period of 2011-2018 was conducted using the American College of Su…
BACKGROUND: Spontaneous intestinal perforation is rare in pregnancy. Previously described cases have been associated with endometriosis, Crohn's disease, and intestinal tuberculosis. CASE: We describe a case of spontaneous intestinal perfo…
OBJECTIVE: To produce a culturally validated Canadian French version of the Standard EPHect Endometriosis Patient Questionnaire (EPQ-S) from the World Endometriosis Research Foundation (WERF). METHODS: We studied 17 premenopausal women who…
OBJECTIVE: To characterize fellowship training experiences in the 11 Canadian minimally invasive gynaecologic surgery (MIGS) programs and compare the surgical exposure of fellows in these programs to that of the American Association of Gyne…
This video shows the surgical excision of a 20-cm peritoneal inclusion cyst with laparoscopic repair of pelvic floor defects caused by the mass effect of the cyst. A 44-year-old woman presented with bulge symptoms and a reducible posterior …