Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To compare the safety and efficacy of laparoscopic versus transvaginal ethanol sclerotherapy in patients with ovarian endometriomas (OEMs). DESIGN: Preliminary retrospective cohort study. SETTING: Reproductive Medicine Re…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the feasibility, safety, and preliminary efficacy of concurrent transvaginal ovarian puncture for oocyte retrieval and ethanol sclerotherapy of ovarian endometriomas (eSCLT) during controlled ovarian stimulation. DES…

OBJECTIVE: This study quantifies serum/plasma interleukin-6 levels across the healthy-nonendometriosis, benign-endometriosis-ovarian cancer spectrum, focusing on pooled geometric means stratified by control type. DATA SOURCES: PubMed (MEDL…

OBJECTIVES: To systematically review the literature on women's sexual quality of life after transvaginal natural orifice endoscopic surgery (vNOTES) for gynecological and nongynecological procedures, and to assess women's perceptions of vNO…

OBJECTIVE: To systematically examine the current literature on staged prehysterectomy uterine artery embolization (SUAE) for symptomatic uterine myomas. DATA SOURCES: Databases were queried from January 2010 to June 2025. A scoping review …

Mastering the paravesical and pararectal spaces facilitates the vascular control within the pelvis. A single method or a combination of surgical techniques, pararectal or paravesical approach, can be employed depending on the characteristic…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate variation in ovarian preservation and excision of extra-ovarian endometriosis during endometrioma surgery across gynecologic subspecialties. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. SETTING: One tertiary academic medical…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the change in overall pain after surgery in participants with suspected isolated superficial peritoneal endometriosis (iSPE), and to identify improvement predictors. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. SETTING…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: The objective was to evaluate the clinical and demographic characteristics of patients undergoing endometriosis surgery in the public healthcare system, estimate the direct costs related to low- and high-complexity procedur…

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this video is to describe a case of disseminated peritoneal leiomyomatosis (DPL) mimicking deeply infiltrating endometriosis and discuss the preoperative workup, intraoperative approach, and postoperative conside…

OBJECTIVE: To compare the surgical outcomes of laparoscopic and laparotomic adenomyomectomy in patients with diffuse adenomyosis through a systematic review and meta-analysis. DATA SOURCES: A systematic literature search was conducted usin…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: Endometriosis affects approximately 10% of women of reproductive age and is associated with an increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes. However, the relationship between preeclampsia, endometriosis, and subsequent adve…

OBJECTIVE: To present a standardized and reproducible ten-step approach to ileocolonic anastomosis with natural orifice specimen extraction (NOSE) in the context of laparoscopic or robotic surgery for deep endometriosis. DESIGN: Surgical v…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To describe the current state of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL)-Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery (FMIGS) programs, assessing case volume, case types, and differences among …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To assess whether higher baseline Central Sensitization Inventory (CSI) scores are linked to quality-of-life outcomes and patient's impression of improvement after surgery for chronic pelvic pain. DESIGN: Prospective obser…

OBJECTIVE: Central sensitization (CSS), a condition where the central nervous system amplifies pain signals, may impact response to treatment of chronic pain conditions. The objective of this study is to determine if CSS affects outcomes af…

OBJECTIVE: Excision of deep infiltrating endometriosis in the parametrium involving pelvic nerves can be challenging and requires good anatomical knowledge and surgical strategy [1]. Based on our experience, we have identified two important…

OBJECTIVE: To compare intraoperative and postoperative outcomes between robotic-assisted and conventional laparoscopy for endometriosis and explore differences by disease phenotype. DATA SOURCES: Systematic search of PubMed and EMBASE (200…

OBJECTIVE: To systematically review qualitative and quantitative evidence on the role of social media (SM) in endometriosis awareness and disease management. DATA SOURCES: A systematic search was conducted in PubMed and Scopus up to Decemb…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate publication patterns of Complex Benign Gynecology (CBG) scholarship in specialized and general Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB/GYN) journals and assess their association with indicators of subspecialty maturation …

OBJECTIVE: Without standardized guidelines, the management of thoracic endometriosis syndrome (TES) continues to fuel debate. Previous reviews have reported poor outcomes but lack data on complications, hospital length of stay (LOS) and che…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the feasibility of 3-dimensional (3D) modeling of deep endometriosis (DE) from pelvic MRI, to assess its perceived usefulness by gynecologic surgeons, and to explore its transposability in clinical practice. DESIGN: …

BACKGROUND: Two-port robotic-assisted hysterectomy presents a minimally invasive alternative to traditional multi-port techniques. Although a limited number of cases have been documented in the literature [1,2], the improved articulation an…