Frontiers in surgery

BACKGROUND: A possible etiological association between endometriosis and ovarian cancer has been repeatedly reported in the literature. OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to evaluate published epidemiological data on this issue. REVIEW METHODS: We co…

Endometriosis is a benign disease with high prevalence in women of reproductive age estimated between 10 and 15% and is associated with considerable morbidity. Its etiology and pathogenesis are controversial but it is believed to involve mu…

SPECIALTY GRAND CHALLENGE article Front. Surg., 03 June 2014Sec. Obstetrics and Gynecological Surgery Volume 1 - 2014 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2014.00019

Robotically assisted laparoscopic surgery has seen rapid expansion over the past few years and it constantly evolves with a progressive enlargement of its range of indications. In the present paper we would like to share our 2-year experien…