Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To demonstrate the application of surgical neuroanatomic principles for the diagnosis and treatment of deep infiltrating endometriosis involving the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve. DESIGN: Video demonstration of laparosco…

OBJECTIVE: Surgical demonstration of combined sacral plexus neurolysis and laparoscopic laterally extended endopelvic resection for deep lateral infiltrating endometriosis. DESIGN: Video showing principles of neurolysis and laparoscopic la…

OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of type of surgery for colorectal endometriosis-rectal shaving or discoid resection or segmental colorectal resection-on complications and surgical outcomes. DATA SOURCES: We performed a systematic review of…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: The objective of our study was to provide a contemporary description of hysterectomy practice and temporal trends in Canada. DESIGN: A national whole-population retrospective analysis of data from the Canadian Institute fo…

Study Objective To assess the impact of Covid-19 global pandemic and surgical pause on operative timings in gynaecology. Design Retrospective cohort study of all laparoscopies and laparotomies undertaken in our gynaecological department (01…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To investigate the therapeutic efficacy of catheter-directed ethanol sclerotherapy (CDS) and its effect on ovarian reserve in patients with endometrioma at risk of decreased ovarian reserve. DESIGN: Retrospective study. S…

OBJECTIVE: To show the surgical steps used to perform a totally laparoscopic segmental rectal resection, with intracorporeal anastomosis and transanal natural orifice specimen extraction (NOSE), in a context of deep endometriosis. DESIGN: …

Study Objective The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the world in unforeseen ways, particularly healthcare. This study evaluated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women with endometriosis-associated pain, including its influence on quali…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the ultrasound features, types, and degrees of adenomyosis among adolescents and to correlate these findings with clinical symptoms DESIGN: A retrospective observational study. SETTING: Gynecological ultrasound…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To compare urinary function before and after surgery in patients undergoing laparoscopy for deep endometriosis and to measure the rate of postoperative deterioration in urinary function after surgery. DESIGN: Prospective q…

A 21-year-old with a history of cyclic abdominal pain beginning at age 13 years and a previous diagnosis of a complex müllerian anomaly presented with abdominal pain and a finding of a right distended hemiuterus, left hematosalpinx, and cer…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on surgical volume and emergency department (ED) consults across obstetrics-gynecology (OB-GYN) services at a New York C…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: Prior research has collectively shown that endometriosis is inversely related to women's adiposity. The aim of this study was to assess whether this inverse relationship holds true by disease severity and typology. DESIGN:…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to validate temporally and externally the ultrasound-based endometriosis staging system (UBESS) to predict the level of complexity of laparoscopic surgery for endometriosis. DESIGN: A multicenter,…

Study Objective Instagram is a social media platform that provides education and support for endometriosis patients. The objective of our study was to analyze the authorship and content of Instagram posts utilizing endometriosis related has…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the diagnosis of appendiceal endometriosis (AppE) in coincidental appendectomy specimens using standard versus modified histopathologic analysis. DESIGN: Prospective analysis of 300 consecutive patients undergo…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a novel cryoablation device (Cerene Cryotherapy Device, Channel Medsystems, Emeryville, CA) in premenopausal women with heavy menstrual bleeding owing to benign causes. DESIGN: A…

OBJECTIVE: To summarize and update our current knowledge regarding adenomyosis diagnosis, prevalence, and symptoms. DATA SOURCES: Systematic review of PubMed between January 1972 and April 2020. Search strategy included: "adenomyosis [MeSH…