Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To assess if the severity or extent of adhesions, the organs involved, or presence of endometriosis predict recurrence or de novo adhesion formation. DESIGN: Comparison of adhesion scores at initial operative laparoscopy a…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate positive predictive value (PPV) of visual diagnosis at laparoscopy compared with biopsy findings according to severity of endometriosis. DESIGN: Retrospective study (Canadian Task Force classification II-2). S…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: We sought to determine whether relief of chronic pelvic pain symptoms with hormonal treatment is predictive of presence or absence of endometriosis or location of endometriosis within the pelvis. DESIGN: A retrospective, c…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the sensitivity, specificity, negative predictive value, positive predictive value, association, and agreement of double-contrast barium enema (DCBE) and transrectal endoscopic ultrasonography (Tr EUS) in the di…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the relationship between anatomic locations and diameter of endometriotic lesions with severity of perimenstrual dyschezia (pain with defecation) as a possible location-indicating pain symptom for posterior deep…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the thermal ablative effects of magnetic resonance-(MR) guided focused ultrasound surgery (MRgFUS) on adenomyosis and to assess improvement in clinical parameters. DESIGN: Twenty patients with adenomyosis were …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: Although superficial endometriosis can be treated effectively and safely by most gynecologic surgeons, deep infiltrating disease (DIE) needs to be treated in specialist endometriosis centers. For women to be treated in the …

Small intestinal obstruction and perforation associated with endometriosis is uncommon. We report a similar effect following treatment with the combined oral contraceptive. Caution should be exercised when prescribing the combined oral cont…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To estimate the relationship between the depth of lesions of rectal endometriosis and the percentage of the circumference of the bowel segment affected by the disease. DESIGN: A prospective pathologic analysis of 45 surgic…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To discuss our clinical and surgical experience with 30 cases of ureteral endometriosis. DESIGN: Retrospective analysis (Canadian Task Force classification II-3). SETTING: Tertiary care university hospital. PATIENTS: Rec…

This review focuses on the available evidence for the use of levonorgestrel (LNG) intrauterine system (IUS) in women with chronic pelvic pain (CPP). We have searched MEDLINE, Pubmed, Embase, and the Cochrane electronic library with the keyw…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To estimate whether laparoscopic in situ morcellation (LISM) can facilitate laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH) for large uteri. DESIGN: Prospective study (Canadian Task Force classification II-1). SETTING: …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: We sought to assess accuracy of visual diagnosis of laparoscopically excised visceral and peritoneal abnormalities suggestive of endometriosis by comparison with final histologic diagnosis. DESIGN: Prospective study of 200…

Ovarian remnant syndrome is a rare gynecologic complication, mostly induced by difficult salpingo-oophorectomy with the residual ovarian tissue on the pelvic side wall. This is a report of a rare case of ovarian remnant syndrome at a port s…

Massive hemorrhagic ascites (4470 mL, range 1-10 L) in women with endometriosis is a rare condition occurring predominantly in black women. Of the 43 case reports published, 42 are compatible with the hypothesis that the hemorrhagic ascites…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To compare outcomes after conservative surgery for endometriosis with and without pentoxifylline and to assess the efficacy of pentoxifylline in preventing recurrence of endometriosis after conservative surgery. DESIGN: Pa…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: A questionnaire survey of patients discharged after laparoscopic surgery was performed to investigate and analyze the recovery of activity of daily living (ADL) 1 month after surgery. DESIGN: Retrospective study (Canadian …

This article reveals our surgical approach for treatment of a patient with severe pelvic and infiltrative bladder endometriosis with mucosal involvement using robotic-assisted laparoscopic excision and cystotomy repair. To our knowledge, th…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To determine whether use of heated humidified carbon dioxide as insufflation gas during gynecologic laparoscopy reduced postoperative pain and hypothermia. DESIGN: A randomized controlled trial (Canadian Task Force classif…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: A strong association exists between adenomyosis and endometriosis and a common pathogenetic mechanism was proposed. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether and how the presence of concurrent adenomyosis can affect the…

The pelvic uterus-like mass is a rare phenomenon in which an extrauterine mass, comprised of smooth muscle and a central cavity lined by endometrium, is found within the pelvis. The mass is associated with endometriosis and in some of the c…

A pilot study was designed to evaluate whether a narrowband imaging (NBI) endoscopic light source could detect endometriosis implants that were not identifiable with a visible light spectrum laparoscope. In all, 21 consecutive patients who …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To examine transvaginal hydrolaparoscopy (THL) practices in French tertiary care centers. DESIGN: Prospective longitudinal study (Canadian Task Force classification III). SETTING: University hospital in France. PARTICIPA…