Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To investigate the clinical and surgical predictors of urinary tract endometriosis (UTE) relapse. DESIGN: Retrospective single institutional study. SETTING: Italian multidisciplinary referral center for endometriosis. PA…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: The objective of this case series is to evaluate the rates of ureteral injury at the time of laparoscopic hysterectomy among high-volume fellowship-trained surgeons. DESIGN: A retrospective chart review was performed, eval…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To develop a new endometriosis classification system for scoring intraoperative surgical complexity and to examine its correlation with patient-reported pain and infertility. DESIGN: Multicenter study of patients treated a…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: We sought to identify the variables independently associated with intra/postoperative blood transfusion at the time of myomectomy. We further hoped to develop an accurate prediction model using preoperative variables to cat…

OBJECTIVE: Different classification systems have been developed for endometriosis, using different definitions for the disease, the different subtypes, symptoms and treatments. In addition, an International Glossary on Infertility and Ferti…

Study Objective We aimed to evaluate patient's satisfaction with Asherman's care in women who were referred to our center for a second opinion for Asherman's Syndrome (AS) in the Covid-19 pandemic. Design Observational cohort study. Setting…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To assess nerve fiber density and expression of hormone receptors in bowel endometriosis. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: Private hospital. PATIENTS: Women with endometriosis undergoing laparoscopic segmental bow…

OBJECTIVE: To review the available literature on the effect of cannabis-based products on the female reproductive system and establish whether there is any evidence that they benefit or harm patients with endometriosis and, therefore, wheth…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: Learning to evaluate and treat chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is an established curriculum objective within the Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery (FMIGS). Our aim was to investigate current educational experie…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To compare a preoperative evaluation of deep endometriosis (DE) by transvaginal sonography (TVS) according to the Enzian classification with the intraoperatively assessed extent of DE using the Enzian system. DESIGN: Prosp…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To characterize obstetric outcomes for concomitant Asherman syndrome and adenomyosis. DESIGN: A retrospective cohort study. SETTING: A community teaching hospital affiliated with a large academic medical center. PATIENTS…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To estimate the rate of lower urinary tract injury (LUTI) and percentage of LUTI needing to be recognized intraoperatively to make universal cystoscopy cost-effective and cost-saving during laparoscopic hysterectomy. DESIG…

Study Objective To determine if the COVID19 pandemic increased the rate of same-day discharge (SDD) after minimally invasive surgery (MIS) for endometrial cancer. Design Retrospective cohort study of patients undergoing MIS hysterectomy for…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To assess the accuracy of C-reactive protein (CRP) in predicting early postoperative complications in patients undergoing elective laparoscopic shaving for rectosigmoid deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE). DESIGN: A sing…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To describe the surgical treatment of a uterine isthmocele. DESIGN: Demonstration of the laparoscopic technique with narrated video footage. SETTING: Cesarean section rate has been increasing despite the World Health Orga…

OBJECTIVE: In the field of endometriosis, several classification, staging and reporting systems have been developed. Which endometriosis classification, staging and reporting systems have been published and validated for use in clinical pra…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To assess to what degree can digestive symptoms improve after endometriosis surgery for different localizations. DESIGN: A comparative retrospective study employing data prospectively recorded in the North-West Inter-Regio…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To present 10 standardized and reproducible surgical steps allowing for complete excision of deep endometriosis nodules involving the sciatic nerve. DESIGN: Surgical education video. The local institutional review board co…

Study Objective To assess burnout prevalence and associated factors among FMIGS fellows in the midst of COVID-19. Design Cross-sectional survey. Setting Online survey. Patients or Participants FMIGS fellows, classes of 2021 and 2022. Interv…